刂

刂
da̅o = d + ao1
Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]
刂 = 丨 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a kitchen knife. Don Quixote (d) is showing off his special knifes in front of the aorta (ao1). One is made from a dinosaur bone (丨), and the other is made from a crowbar (亅).

刂 character breakdown

丨
gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3).
丨
shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and is cracking it open to eat its bone marrow.
亅
jué = ju + e2
"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1]
Mnemonic symbol: 亅 looks like a crowbar. Zeus (ju) is bored and presses all the buttons next to the elevator kitchen's (e2) door with his crowbar (亅).

Characters with 刂 as component

师
師
shi̅ = sh + Ø1
surname Shi
师
師
shi̅ = sh + Ø1
teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops
师 = 刂 + 帀 : Sherlock Holmes' teacher shows Sherlock one final trick in front of the space station before his training is complete. The teacher shows Sherlock how to electrify a kitchen knife using a defibrillator.
剧
劇
jù = ju + Ø4
theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) / dramatic (change, increase etc) / acute / severe
剧 = 刂 + 居 : Zeus (ju) is making a big, serious (剧) drama (剧) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). A hermite crab (居) decided to move in in the toilet, but Zeus has to urgently use it. Zeus threatens that if the hermite crab doesn't get out voluntarily, he will force it out with a kitchen knife (刂).
刷
shua̅ = shu + a1
to brush / to paint / to daub / to paste up / to skip class (of students) / to fire from a job
刷 = 尸 + 巾 + 刂 : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) is brushing his teeth (刷) in front of the ashram (a1) when a ghost (尸) appears right in front of him. Like him the ghost has a towel (巾) hung around his neck, but instead of a toothbrush, he uses a kitchen knife (刂) to brush his teeth to purposefully shock Sheldon Shrimp.
刷
shuà = shu + a4
to select
刻
kè = k + e4
quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals
刻 = 亥 + 刂 : Mnemonic symbol: an engraver.

The boar cannot believe it when it meets Karl Marx in the elevator's bathroom! Bewildered it asks for an autograph but has nothing except for a kitchen knife and an engraver. It takes Karl Marx a quarter of an hour to engrave his message in the kitchen knife: "Dear boar, keep on fighting capitalism! Yours, Karl."
削
xue̅ = xu + e1
to pare / to reduce / to remove / Taiwan pr. [xue4]
削 = 刂 + 肖 : Olymp's rulers decided that they want to reduce (削) their staff. In front of the elevator (e1) Xu Xian (xu) and the little prince (肖) have to fight with kitchen knifes (刂) to see who will be allowed to stay.
削
xia̅o = xi + ao1
to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
削 = 刂 + 肖 : In front of the aorta (ao1) Marie Curie (xi) teaches the little prince (肖) how to peel (削) fruits using a kitchen knife (刂).
剖
po̅u = p + ou1
to cut open / to analyze / Taiwan pr. [pou3]
剖 = 刂 + 咅 : Pinochhio (p) wants to find out when he will turn into a true human. To this end, in front of the outhouse (ou1) he cuts open (剖) his latest poo-poo (咅) with a kitchen knife (刂) to analyze (剖) its composition.
剥
剝
bo̅ = b + o1
to peel / to skin / to flay / to shuck
剥 = 刂 + 录 : Beelzebub (b) is skinning (剥) his diary (录) with a kitchen knife (刂) in front of the observatory (o1).
剥
剝
ba̅o = b + ao1
to peel / to skin / to shell / to shuck
监
監
jia̅n = ji + an1
to supervise / to inspect / jail / prison
监 = 刂 + 大 + 皿 : Joan of Arc (ji) has been caught by the English and in her prison (监), a cage (监) in front of the anthill (an1), She awaits her trial. She has not given up, though: as a robot hands her a bowl of rice (皿), She quickly pulls out a kitchen knife (刂) and stabs the robot's (大) arm. The robot doesn't even notice though.
监
監
jiàn = ji + an4
supervisor
剑
劍
jiàn = ji + an4
double-edged sword / CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] / classifier for blows of a sword
剑 = 佥 + 刂 : Joan of Arc (ji) is fighting against Fu Qian (佥) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). While Joan of Arc is wielding a double-edged sword (剑) Fu Qian only wields a kitchen knife (刂).

Words with 刂

刂 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 刂

刂 currently does not appear in any sentence.