Read Edit View history 刀 dāoDāo HSK3 knife Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a knife. Pinyin Separate values with commas dāo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 刀 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 260, 629 ], [ 304, 613 ], [ 336, 613 ], [ 737, 685 ], [ 769, 671 ], [ 785, 653 ], [ 738, 364 ], [ 721, 295 ], [ 678, 180 ], [ 651, 141 ], [ 617, 118 ], [ 513, 186 ] ], [ [ 451, 603 ], [ 481, 579 ], [ 483, 563 ], [ 446, 450 ], [ 389, 337 ], [ 341, 270 ], [ 270, 198 ], [ 155, 112 ], [ 120, 94 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 484 621 Q 599 646 707 656 Q 732 657 737 645 Q 746 623 739 568 Q 715 366 671 259 Q 649 192 625 172 Q 612 160 586 169 Q 552 179 521 192 Q 496 201 513 177 Q 559 122 582 81 Q 592 59 614 64 Q 638 67 668 99 Q 755 187 792 517 Q 799 590 829 634 Q 848 659 838 671 Q 820 693 779 711 Q 751 727 719 713 Q 622 677 474 655 Q 347 637 273 640 Q 248 644 248 630 Q 247 618 272 600 Q 303 576 335 586 Q 389 601 442 611 L 484 621 Z", "M 442 611 Q 442 410 281 247 Q 233 192 116 100 Q 107 91 115 88 Q 122 85 136 90 Q 314 168 401 307 Q 450 377 496 494 Q 511 530 531 563 Q 540 573 533 586 Q 518 610 484 621 C 456 633 443 638 442 611 Z" ] } 2 strokes 刀 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 252, 632 ], [ 338, 614 ], [ 724, 685 ], [ 789, 653 ], [ 726, 315 ], [ 678, 180 ], [ 603, 115 ], [ 515, 188 ] ], [ [ 450, 618 ], [ 487, 572 ], [ 386, 333 ], [ 264, 193 ], [ 118, 93 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M484,621Q599,646 707,656Q732,657 737,645Q746,623 739,568Q715,366 671,259Q649,192 625,172Q612,160 586,169Q552,179 521,192Q496,201 513,177Q559,122 582,81Q592,59 614,64Q638,67 668,99Q755,187 792,517Q799,590 829,634Q848,659 838,671Q820,693 779,711Q751,727 719,713Q622,677 474,655Q347,637 273,640Q248,644 248,630Q247,618 272,600Q303,576 335,586Q389,601 442,611C470,618 470,618 484,621Z", "M442,611Q442,410 281,247Q233,192 116,100Q107,91 115,88Q122,85 136,90Q314,168 401,307Q450,377 496,494Q511,530 531,563Q540,573 533,586Q518,610 484,621C470,626 442,625 442,611Z" ] } 2 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.