Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 铡刀
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
scissors; CL:把[ba3]
龙头铡lóng tóu zhálever-style guillotine decorated with a dragon's head at the hinged end, used to behead criminals related to the emperor
大刀dà dāobroadsword; large knife; machete
小刀xiǎo dāoknife
吃刀chī dāopenetration of a cutting tool
手刀shǒu dāohand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop