(dāo)

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 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿹?丿

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper right.

How to write step by step

2 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhǔdāo

to act as the chief surgeon; chief surgeon

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xiōngdāo

knife used in a violent crime; murder weapon (knife)

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bīngdāo

ice skates; ice skate blades

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(idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with

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lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity

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to lend sb a knife to kill sb

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(lit.) to take knives in both sides (idiom)

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two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross

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