Shuowen component 137: 刀
About this component
Component: 刀
Seal font (Chongxi): 刀
Mandarin: dāo
Sino-Vietnamese: đao
Japanese: トウ (tou) ; チョウ (chou) ; かたな (katana)
Korean: TO / 도
Unihan definition: knife; old coin; measure
Shuowen entry
兵也。象形。凡刀之屬皆从刀。