刀 (dāo) · the knife radical

刀 is radical number 18 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. It means “knife”, has 2 strokes, and is often written as 刂 ⺈ inside other characters. It appears in 19 HSK 1–4 characters on Hanzi Grove.

HSK 1 characters with 刀 (4)

• 分fēnminute
• 别biédo not
• 到dàoto arrive
• 前qiánfront

HSK 2 characters with 刀 (4)

• 划huàto row or paddle a boat
• 刚gāng(literary) hard
• 利lìgains
• 刻kèquarter (hour)

HSK 3 characters with 刀 (8)

• 刀dāoknife
• 切qièto cut
• 创chuàngto establish
• 初chū(bound form) at first
• 判pànto judge
• 制zhìsystem
• 刷shuāa brush
• 剧jùtheatrical plays

HSK 4 characters with 刀 (3)

• 列lièto arrange
• 则zérule
• 刺cì(onom.) whoosh