Meta:

  1. 刀 is the 1065th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 64 words.
  4. appears as a component in 392 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 丿
Radical :
=> (knife)
Graphical :
=> , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Dao1 - surname Dao
  2. dao1 - knife/blade/single-edged sword/cutlass/CL:把[ba3]/classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 刀 (dao1): The component 刀 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
菜刀 

Medium Frequency

借刀杀人 (借刀殺人)
两肋插刀 (兩肋插刀)
刀具 
刀子 
刀郎 
刀锋 (刀鋒)
剃须刀 (剃鬚刀)
剪刀 
大刀 
小刀 
螺丝刀 (螺絲刀)
军刀 (軍刀)
镰刀 (鐮刀)
开刀 (開刀)

#Back to top

Meta:

  1. 锋 is the 1669th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (go), (one), (two), (line)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. feng1 - point of a spear/edge of a tool/vanguard/forward (in sports team)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 锋 (feng1): The component 夆 is pronounced as 'feng2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

交锋 (交鋒)
先锋 (先鋒)
冲锋陷阵 (衝鋒陷陣)
谢霆锋 (謝霆鋒)
锋芒 (鋒芒)
雷锋 (雷鋒)

Medium Frequency

中锋 (中鋒)
刀锋 (刀鋒)
前锋 (前鋒)
争锋 (爭鋒)
冲锋 (衝鋒)
针锋相对 (針鋒相對)
锋利 (鋒利)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.