Chinese symbol for “machete”
砍刀
kǎn dāo
machete
The closest CC-CEDICT match for machete is 砍刀 (kǎn dāo), defined as: machete.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “machete”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 砍刀.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 砍伐 | kǎn fá | to hew; to cut down |
| 砍头 (砍頭) | kǎn tóu | to decapitate; to behead |
| 砍杀 (砍殺) | kǎn shā | to attack with a bladed weapon |
| 砍死 | kǎn sǐ | to hack to death; to kill with an ax |
| 砍伤 (砍傷) | kǎn shāng | to wound with a blade or hatchet; to slash |
| 刀子 | dāo zi | knife; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 剪刀 | jiǎn dāo | scissors; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 刀剑 (刀劍) | dāo jiàn | sword |
See also: Japanese symbol for “machete”.
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.