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Word and Radical Components of 剃须刀

The Chinese word 剃须刀 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
剃须刀 1. Simplified form of 剃鬚刀

剃须刀 ⇨ 剃 + 须 + 刀
Component Pinyin Meanings
剃 tì 1. to shave (hair)
     剃鬚 - to shave off facial hair
须 1. Simplified form of 須
2. Simplified form of 鬚
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

剃 ⇨ 弟 + 刂
Component Pinyin Meanings
弟 dì 1. younger brother
2. junior
3. (humble) I; me
4. Original form of 第 (sequence)
刂 dāo, lìdāopáng 1. radical form of 刀.

须 ⇨ 彡 + 页
Component Pinyin Meanings
彡 shān 1. bristle
xiǎn 2. hair
3. Only used in 彡姐
页 1. leaf
2. Simplified form of 頁

弟 ⇨ 丿 + 弚
Component Pinyin Meanings
丿 piě 1. slash
yì 2. left-falling stroke, usually read as 撇
3. to arrive
弚 1.