刀法

dāofǎ
noun #37,317

Meanings

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

Examples

Zhè wèi chúshī de dāofǎ fēicháng xiánshú.
This chef's knife skills are remarkably practiced.
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 (thrusting cut) and (chopping cut); 3) martial arts — swordsmanship forms.

Stroke Order

dāo