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立刀旁

Mandarin · pinyin lì dāo páng

name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂 dāo in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到 dào, 利 lì, 別 bié etc

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立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
旁: páng · side; by side, close by, near

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4–1–2 · li4 dao1 pang2

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noun

The Chinese character component 刂.
(Dongguan Cantonese) The Chinese character component 卩.

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