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English definition knife; radical number 18
Mandarin pronunciation(s), using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization system dao1
Cantonese pronunciation(s), using the Jyutping romanization system dou1
Cantonese pronunciation(s), using the Yale romanization system dou1
Japanese (Kana) トウ
Japanese (Hepburn) ritsutou
Sino-Japanese tau
Korean pronunciation(s), using the Yale romanization system to
Semantic variants (x- or y-variants with similar or identical meaning)
Unicode radical / stroke count 刀刂 + 0
Unicode total stroke count 2
Cangjie LN
Four corner code 2200
漢語大字典 <Hanyu Da Zidian> 'Great Chinese Character Dictionary' (in 8 Volumes). Hubei and Sichuan Dictionary Publishing Collectives, 1986-1990. ISBN: 7-5403-0030 2/H.16 volume 1, page 320, character 1
KangXi dictionary, 7th edition published by Zhonghua Bookstore in Beijing, 1989 page 136, position 1
Dae Jaweon (Korean) dictionary, first edition, published in Seoul by Samseong Publishing Co., Ltd., 1988 page 304, position 6
Ten Thousand Characters: An Analytic Dictionary by G. Hugh Casey, S.J. Hong Kong: Kelley and Walsh, 1980 1128
Chinese-English Dictionary by Robert H. Mathews, Cambrige: Harvard University Press, 1975 6124
Unicode code point (dec / hex): 20994 / 5202


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