Keyword
knife
- old coin
- measure
- Frequency
- #1396
- Strokes
- 2
Readings
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分to divide解to divide切to cut初at first召to call券bond丑clown契to carve剪scissors寡widowed劈to chop刃edge of blade叨garrulous忉grieved刅to create㓞to engrave
Used in vocabulary
刀
knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把 (bǎ)); (slang) (loanword) dollar; classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs; (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces); (Internet slang) to knife (sb) (often used hyperbolically, as in 想刀他 (xiǎngdāotā) "I could kill him!")
刀子
knife
剪刀
scissors
刀剑
sword
开刀
(of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation; to decapitate; to behead; to single out as a point of attack
刺刀
bayonet
持刀
to hold a knife; knife-wielding
镰刀
sickle
大刀
broadsword; large knife; machete
小刀
knife
刀锋
cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
菜刀
vegetable knife; kitchen knife; cleaver
刀片
blade; razor blade; tool bit
刀具
cutting tool
刀刃
knife blade; crucial point
操刀
to hold a knife; (fig.) (of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (fig.) to personally handle or take charge of a task; to take the reins
飞刀
a throwing knife; fly cutter (machine tool); (coll.) surgeons operating at other hospitals during off-hours
一刀切
lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity; one solution fits a diversity of problems; one size fits all
大刀阔斧
bold and decisive
屠刀
butcher's knife; abattoir hatchet
刀枪不入
lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom); fig. invulnerable; untouchable; thick-skinned; impervious to criticism
剃刀
razor
砍刀
machete
螺丝刀
screwdriver