Word and Radical Components of 刀

The Chinese word 刀 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
刀	dāo	1. knife; blade
		2. single-edged sword; cutlass
		3. (neologism, internet) to bargain; to negotiate on price
		4. (q-lite, only common among Tai people)
		刀世-勛 - Dao Shixun
	dāo	5. (Mandarin, neologism, colloquial) dollar
		6. Variant of 刁