刀(dāo): surname Dao
HSK 32 strokes
surname Dao
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- dāo
- Meaning
- surname Dao
- Strokes
- 2
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 刀 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 刀 step by step
2 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
- 1
- 2
Words with 刀
Common words using 刀 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
(idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with
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