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
刀
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㇆
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丿
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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).
The imperator (阝) is very satisfied with Sir Lancelot's (l) deeds. In the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) he gives him a thank you card (良) and a franc (郎) as a bonus. His minister (郎), 二郎 (郎), is very jealous though, so he snatches the franc away as Sir Lancelot wants to fetch it.
The imperator (阝) is very satisfied with Sir Lancelot's (l) deeds. In the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) he gives him a thank you card (良) and a franc (郎) as a bonus. His minister (郎), 二郎 (郎), is very jealous though, so he snatches the franc away as Sir Lancelot wants to fetch it.