刀knife
knife. 2 strokes. 6 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.
Meaning knifeStrokes 2Characters 6
How to write 刀
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 2 · 1
HSK 3 · 3
HSK 5 · 1
HSK 6 · 1
Words they appear in
| 部分 | part, section, portion 整体当中的一小块 |
| 大部分 | most, the majority of a group 超过一半的人或事情 |
| 分开 | to separate, to part ways 两个人或物不再连在一起 |
| 分数 | exam score, mark 考试或测验得到的具体成绩数字 |
| 分钟 | minute (unit of time) 计量时间长短的一种单位 |
| 十分 | very, extremely 表示程度非常高 |
| 一部分 | a portion, part 整体当中的一些，不是全部 |
| 亲切 | 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 |
| 分配 | to allocate 按照一定的办法把东西分给大家 |
| 初步 | at a preliminary, early stage 事情刚刚开始，还没有完全成熟 |
| 初级 | at a basic, entry-level tier 程度最浅、刚入门的那个等级 |
| 刀 | a knife 用来切东西的锋利工具 |
| 当初 | at the outset, originally 事情最开始发生的那个时候 |
| 初一 | Lunar New Year Day 农历正月的第一天 |