屠刀

屠

tú

刀

da̅o

butcher's knife / abattoir hatchet

Characters and words in 屠刀

屠

tú = tu + Ø2

surname Tu

屠

tú = tu + Ø2

to slaughter (animals for food) / to massacre

刀

da̅o = 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

刀 = ㇆ + 丿 : 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).