| 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) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs |