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