操刀手

Traditional form:

操刀手

Pinyin (reading):

cāodāoshǒu

Definitions:

• person charged with decisive action
• hatchet man

Characters:

• 操 - to conduct, to manage, to run
• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
• 手 - hand

Traditional characters:

• 操 - to conduct, to manage, to run
• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
• 手 - hand