Dao (pinyin: dāo) is a first-class Chinese character (commonly used word) in the General Standard of Chinese. This word first appeared in Shang Dynasty Oracle Bone Inscriptions and Shang Dynasty inscriptions, and its ancient glyph is like a knife. The word "knife" can refer to a weapon or tool used for cutting, chopping and chopping. From the name of the weapon to the use of the army to conquer. "Knife" also refers to an ancient knife-shaped coin, which is called knife coin. "Knife" can also be used as a quantifier. A hundred pieces of paper are a knife.
Ideographic knife, an instrument and weapon, was produced as early as primitive times. The "Dao" on the bronze inscriptions in Shang Dynasty is realistic, with a handle, a blade and a blade. Oracle Bone Inscriptions often omitted the curve of the blade of a knife and became a symbol of the word "knife", which was written by later generations.
When this pictograph developed to the stage of Xiao Zhuan in Qin Dynasty, the radian of the back of the knife increased and the prototype of the knife was lost. When it developed to Han Li, it was even harder to see the original Dao. Han Li also wrote the strokes on the back of the knife as a flat pen, which was written in regular script.
Example:
1, cut a pomegranate with a knife, the seeds inside are dense, like a pile of glittering and translucent beans. Take one and taste it in your mouth. Sour and sweet. It is delicious.
2. Learn to trade, socialize, live in a new place, and protect your body and reputation with a knife. The purpose of education seems to be to let two children learn the courage and justice of being human.
This is a cold winter. As soon as I left the house, my face and nose were as cold as knives.
4, stay away from hate, such as spring grass, go further and live more exciting. The kingdom of love, those who are willing to marry relatives, is ruled by no sword.
5. There is a custom of feeding jujube trees with Laba porridge in the Central Plains. Call to feed the jujube tree, break the bark with a knife and axe, and pour Laba porridge at the cut. In this way, jujube trees will bear more fruits in the coming year. There is a saying among the people that if you chop an axe, you get five stones, and if you chop a knife, you get ten points.