刀 dāo▶ cuchillo

Stroke order

刀 is written in 2 strokes.

• 刀

Senses

1. (slang) (loanword) dollar
2. classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
3. classifier for knife cuts or stabs
4. (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)

Example sentences

• 请给我一把刀。Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bǎ dāo.Please give me a knife.
• 这把刀很快。Zhè bǎ dāo hěn kuài.This knife is very sharp.

Related words

• 剪刀tijeras

刀 is pronounced dāo and means “cuchillo”. HSK 4 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 刀 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.