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]

= + : 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

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).
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.
"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

theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) / dramatic (change, increase etc) / acute / severe

= + : 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).
double-edged sword / CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] / classifier for blows of a sword

= + : 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).
a wound / cut / injury / trauma
variant of 創|创[chuang4]

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) is the founder (创) of a new startup in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). She doesn't have much money yet, so she rented a barn (仓) to work in. Day in, day out she is producing (创) innovative kitchen knives (刂), and they already start to pile up in front of the barn.
to begin / to initiate / to inaugurate / to start / to create

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) is the founder (创) of a new startup in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). She doesn't have much money yet, so she rented a barn (仓) to work in. Day in, day out she is producing (创) innovative kitchen knives (刂), and they already start to pile up in front of the barn.
variant of 創|创[chuang4]

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) is the founder (创) of a new startup in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). She doesn't have much money yet, so she rented a barn (仓) to work in. Day in, day out she is producing (创) innovative kitchen knives (刂), and they already start to pile up in front of the barn.
secondary / auxiliary / deputy / assistant / vice- / abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb / classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions

= + : Frieda Fox (fu) has to tidy up the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and therefore has to cut a lot of bubble wrap (畐) with a kitchen knife (刂). As a side effect (副) it is really relaxing to pop the bubbles.
(literary) not / used in transliteration
not (literary) / used in transliteration

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a woven basket, because the interweaving strokes of 弗 remind me of a woven pattern.

= + : Just inside the space station's entrance Frieda Fox wants to shoot kitchen knifes at a woven basket with a composite bow, but since the knifes are too short, she's not really able to.
thorn / sting / thrust / to prick / to pierce / to stab / to assassinate / to murder

= + : The King of Chu (c) got a thorn (刺) stuck in his chest, and he cannot pull it out because it broke off and the tip is deep under the skin. He has no other choice but to use a kitchen knife (刂) to cut it out in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but he slips and accidentally stabs himself (朿).
(onom.) whoosh
to slash
perverse / unreasonable / absurd

= + : Sir Lancelot (l) is carving toys with a kitchen knife (刂) and a bundle of firewood (束) in the ashram's bathroom (a4). Passersby think he is quite perverse (剌).

Words with 刂

刂 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 刂

刂 currently does not appear in any sentence.