| dāo | knife/CL:把[ba3] |
| 刀 | surname Dao |
| 刀伤 | cut; incised wound |
| 刀俎 | sacrificial knife and altar |
| 刀光剑影 | be engaged in hot battle |
| 刀光血影 | massacre |
| 刀兵 | war; weapons |
| 刀具 | cutting tool |
| 刀具商 | a cutler |
| 刀刃 | knife blade crucial point |
| 刀刺 | to stab to attack with knife |
| 刀刺性痛 | lancing pain |
| 刀削面 | knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty |
| 刀剑不伤 | swordproof |
| 刀叉 | knife and fork CL:副 |
| 刀口 | cut incision |
| 刀叶 | blade |
| 刀头 | tool bit; toolholder bit; cutter head; bit tool; cutterblock; bit |
| 刀套 | an edge case |
| 刀子 | knife CL:把 |
| 刀子嘴巴，豆腐心 | lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart |