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刀knife

knife. 2 strokes. 6 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 1 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning knifeStrokes 2Characters 6

How to write 刀

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Stroke order chart for the 刀 radical — 2 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 6 characters below, 3 are pictophonetic with 刀 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 6 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 刀 family

HSK 1 · 1

分fēn

HSK 3 · 3

切qiè初chū刀dāo

HSK 5 · 1

剪jiǎn

HSK 6 · 1

券quàn

Words they appear in

部(bù)分(fen)part, section, portion
整体当中的一小块
大(dà)部(bù)分(fen)most, the majority of a group
超过一半的人或事情
分(fēn)开(kāi)to separate, to part ways
两个人或物不再连在一起
分(fēn)数(shù)exam score, mark
考试或测验得到的具体成绩数字
分(fēn)钟(zhōng)minute (unit of time)
计量时间长短的一种单位
十(shí)分(fēn)very, extremely
表示程度非常高
一(yī)部(bù)分(fen)a portion, part
整体当中的一些,不是全部
亲(qīn)切(qiè)warm and welcoming, the way a nurse speaks to a patient
说话或态度让人感到温暖、没有距离感
分(fēn)配(pèi)to allocate
按照一定的办法把东西分给大家
初(chū)步(bù)at a preliminary, early stage
事情刚刚开始,还没有完全成熟
初(chū)级(jí)at a basic, entry-level tier
程度最浅、刚入门的那个等级
刀(dāo)a knife
用来切东西的锋利工具
当(dāng)初(chū)at the outset, originally
事情最开始发生的那个时候
初(chū)一(yī)Lunar New Year Day
农历正月的第一天