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knife
the handle of a knife |
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divide; minute; point
divide/eight (ba) + knife (dao)
to divide in half with a knife; a minute is a division of time; a point of grades or levels |
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seven
upside-down 7 with a stroke
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cut
seven/cutting (qi) + knife (dao)
7 initially represented the concept of cutting, and after adding a knife we get a clear cut
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first
clothes [yi] + knife (dao)
the first thing one does when making clothes is to cut the fabric with a knife |
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(an)other
mouth (kou) + power (li) - knife (dao)
a knife tells to the other ones what power do you have |
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(an)other;
don't; separate
other (ling) + knife (dao)
a knife separates another part which one don't need |
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class, team
jade (yu) + knife (dao) + king (wang)
king cuts a jade with his knife into several classes to give to his favorite teams |
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119g) 划 / 划界
hua / delimit |
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draw, mark;
plan, chart
spear (ge) + knife (dao)
when planning action officers used a spear or a knife to draw maps in the sand to chart the territory of action |
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bone
a shape of an animal skeleton |
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carve, cut
bone (hai) + knife (dao)
using a knife to carve pictures in a bone |
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rice plant, grain
grain stalk (stabljika) |
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sharp
rice plant (he) + knife (dao)
a farmer needs a sharp knife to harvest rice |
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