Mnemonic comic for 刀

Translation

dāo = d + ao1: knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: 刀 looks like a cleaver (while 刂 looks like a kitchen knife).

Don Quixote (d) serves his good deed of the day in front of the aorta (ao1). In order to feed the people, he uses a plow (㇆) to dig up bananas (丿), and cuts them into slices with a broad cleaver (刀).

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Many thanks to https://openclipart.org/artist/iglooo101 for uploading this cleaver to https://openclipart.org/detail/19129/cleaver

Matthias, almost 2 years ago

刀 character breakdown

刀
- ㇆
  - 一
  - 亅
- 丿

Component Translations

Character component without intrinsic meaning

piě = pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Characters with 刀 as component

丑召叨分切券剪解那梁劈初刃刅㓞辺忉刧剺舠芀鱽魛

chǒu = ch + ou3

clown / 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox / ancient Chinese compass point: 30°

chǒu = ch + ou3

shameful / ugly / disgraceful

shào = sh + ao4

surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province

Words with 刀

scissors / CL:把[ba3]

knife / CL:把[ba3]

cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool

Sentences with 刀

ná

ǎn

lǎo

sūn

de

dà

huán

dāo

lái

Bring me my sabre!

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