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How it is built
刀 is one of the 214 radicals: a building block of its own. See radical 18
Some notes are traditional explanations, not proven history.
刀 gives the sound in
Characters that share the same sound part. Compare the pinyin to hear how close they are.
Built from 刀 20
Characters that use it as a direct part, most common first.
- 到dàoarrive
- 分fēndivide; minute
- 前qiánfront; before
- 利lìbenefit; sharp
- 制zhìmake; system; control
- 解jiěuntie; explain
- 别biéother; don't
- 则zérule; then
- 切qiēcut; (qiè) close to
- 列lièrow; list
- 划huàplan; draw; (huá) row a boat
- 初chūbeginning
- 副fùvice-; deputy
- 班bānclass; shift
- 剧jùdrama; severe
- 刑xíngpunishment
- 召zhàosummon
- 刊kānpublish
- 劈pīsplit; chop
- 刃rènblade
Words 1
- 小刀xiǎodāosmall knife
Sentences 0
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