屠刀

Traditional form:

屠刀

Pinyin (reading):

túdāo

Definitions:

• butcher's knife
• abattoir hatchet

Characters:

• 屠 - to butcher, to slaughter; massacre
• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure

Traditional characters:

• 屠 - to butcher, to slaughter; massacre
• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure