| 主 |
zhǔ dāo | to act as the chief surgeon / chief surgeon |
| 主 |
zhǔ | owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) |
| 刀 |
Dāo | surname Dao |
| 刀 |
dāo | knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把) / (slang) (loanword) dollar / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs / (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces) |