| 持 |
chí dāo | to hold a knife / knife-wielding |
| 持 |
chí | to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control |
| 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) |