刀
Meaning
- knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass
- (slang) (loanword) dollar
- classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
Example sentence
少一把刀。
There is a knife missing.
The character 刀
刀 draws a blade with its handle, and on the right of another character it flattens into 刂 — which is why 别, 到 and 分 all carry a knife. 一把刀, 刀子, 菜刀 for the kitchen.