| 1 | 刀 | 刀 | dāo | dao1 | knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; Classifiers: 把 ; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs; knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; Classifiers: 把 ; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs | | |
| 2 | 刀子 | 刀子 | dāo zi | dao1 zi5 | knife; Classifiers: 把 | | |
| 3 | 刀库 | 刀庫 | dāo kù | dao1 ku4 | tool magazine (computer-aided manufacturing) | | |
| 4 | 刀枪入库 | 刀槍入庫 | dāo qiāng rù kù | dao1 qiang1 ru4 ku4 | to sheathe the sword (idiom) | | |
| 5 | 刀俎 | 刀俎 | dāo zǔ | dao1 zu3 | sacrificial knife and altar | | |
| 6 | 刀郎 | 刀郎 | dāo láng | Dao1 lang2 | Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎 | | |
| 7 | 刀螂 | 刀螂 | dāo lang | dao1 lang5 | (dialect) mantis | | |
| 8 | 刀类 | 刀類 | dāo lèi | dao1 lei4 | knives; cutlery | | |
| 9 | 刀马旦 | 刀馬旦 | dāo mǎ dàn | dao1 ma3 dan4 | female warrior role in Chinese opera | | |
| 10 | 刀片 | 刀片 | dāo piàn | dao1 pian4 | blade; razor blade; tool bit | | |
| 11 | 刀枪 | 刀槍 | dāo qiāng | dao1 qiang1 | sword and spear; weapons | | |
| 12 | 刀枪不入 | 刀槍不入 | dāo qiāng bù rù | dao1 qiang1 bu4 ru4 | lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom); fig. invulnerable; untouchable; thick-skinned; impervious to criticism | | |
| 13 | 刀枪剑戟 | 刀槍劍戟 | dāo qiāng jiàn jǐ | dao1 qiang1 jian4 ji3 | all kinds of ancient weapons (idiom) | | |
| 14 | 刀枪如林 | 刀槍如林 | dāo qiāng rú lín | dao1 qiang1 ru2 lin2 | Swords and spears are as numerous as trees in the forest. (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 刀子嘴巴,豆腐心 | 刀子嘴巴,豆腐心 | dāo zi zuǐ ba , dòu fu xīn | dao1 zi5 zui3 ba5 , dou4 fu5 xin1 | lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart | | |
| 16 | 刀鞘 | 刀鞘 | dāo qiào | dao1 qiao4 | scabbard | | |
| 17 | 刀刃 | 刀刃 | dāo rèn | dao1 ren4 | knife blade; crucial point | | |
| 18 | 刀山火海 | 刀山火海 | dāo shān huǒ hǎi | dao1 shan1 huo3 hai3 | lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames; fig. extreme danger (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 刀身 | 刀身 | dāo shēn | dao1 shen1 | blade (of a knife or sword) | | |
| 20 | 刀削面 | 刀削麵 | dāo xiāo miàn | dao1 xiao1 mian4 | knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty | | |
| 21 | 刀叶 | 刀葉 | dāo yè | dao1 ye4 | blade | | |
| 22 | 刀鱼 | 刀魚 | dāo yú | dao1 yu2 | tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes); various species of cutlassfish; saury | | |
| 23 | 刀子嘴巴豆腐心 | 刀子嘴巴豆腐心 | dāo zi zuǐ ba dòu fu xīn | dao1 zi5 zui3 ba5 dou4 fu5 xin1 | harshly spoken; gentle hearted; sharp words with a soft heart; lit. "knife mouth; tofu heart" | | |
| 24 | 刀子嘴,豆腐心 | 刀子嘴,豆腐心 | dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn | dao1 zi5 zui3 , dou4 fu5 xin1 | to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom) | | |
| 25 | 刀锋 | 刀鋒 | dāo fēng | dao1 feng1 | cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool | | |