刀耕火耨 dāogēnghuǒnòu slash-and-burn farming Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 刀 dāo noun knife knife; blade; single-edged sword; any tool used for cutting, slicing, or carving耕 gēng verb to plow to plow or till land火 huǒ noun fire fire; light and heat produced by burning; flames耨 nòu to weed (bound form) to weed or hoe; to remove weeds from a field