刀法

dāofǎ

noun #37,317

Meanings

1 knife technique (cooking, seal carving, martial arts)
2 blade work

Characters

method, technique

Examples

HSK 7-9

这位厨师的刀法非常娴熟。

Zhèwèi chúshī de dāofǎ fēicháng xiánshú.

This chef's knife skills are remarkably practiced.

HSK 7-9

篆刻讲究刀法和章法。

Zhuànkè jiǎngjiu dāofǎ hé zhāngfǎ.

Seal carving pays attention to both blade work and composition.

Tips

culture

Three common contexts: 1) Chinese cooking - how evenly and precisely food is cut; 2) 篆刻 seal carving - the two main techniques are 冲刀 (thrusting cut) and 切刀 (chopping cut); 3) martial arts - swordsmanship forms.

Stroke Order

刀 dāo

法 fǎ