Chinese symbol for “dagger”
匕首
bǐ shǒu
dagger
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dagger is 匕首 (bǐ shǒu), defined as: dagger.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “dagger”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尖刀 | jiān dāo | dagger |
| 短剑 (短劍) | duǎn jiàn | dagger |
| 匕 | bǐ | dagger; ladle |
| 剑标 (劍標) | jiàn biāo | (typography) dagger (†) |
| 镡 (鐔) | xín | guard (on a sword handle); pommel (on a sword handle) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 匕首.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 图穷匕见 (圖窮匕見) | tú qióng bǐ xiàn | (lit.) the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassina |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first of all; in the first place |
| 首次 | shǒu cì | first; first time |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | capital (city); 个 (gè) |
| 首页 (首頁) | shǒu yè | home page (of a website); title page |
| 首相 | shǒu xiàng | prime minister (of Japan or UK etc) |
| 首席 | shǒu xí | seat of honor; chief (representative, correspondent etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dagger”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.