dao

Dao are single-edged Chinese swords, primarily used for slashing and chopping. They can be straight or curved. The most common form is also known as the Chinese sabre, although those with wider blades are sometimes referred to as Chinese broadswords. In China, the dao is considered one of the four traditional weapons, along with the gun, qiang (spear), and the jian, called in this group "The General of Weapons".

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  butterfly sword ⓘ
  short single-edged blade originating from southern China in the 19th century

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  wodao ⓘ
  type of Chinese sword from the Ming Dynasty

Frameless

Execution of a Chinese prisoner by beheading Wellcome V0041464

Transmongol Interior of dining car (decoration) in Mongolia

Double Sword with Scabbard, Chinese (MET, 36.25.1487a–c)

Double Sword with Scabbard MET 36.25.1487a c 001 Apr2017 brightened

Double Sword with Scabbard, Chinese (MET, 36.25.1487a–c)

Longsabre

唐代寶刀橫刀橫截面構造——包鋼

中國刀劍普遍材料橫截面——夾鋼

唐代寶刀橫刀橫截面構造.——包鋼

17th–18th century Chinese dao and scabbard

• ЭСБЕ / Дао - encyclopedic article, Russian

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		butterfly sword	dao	Wikidata
class	weapon		wodao	dao	Wikidata
commons	image		Execution of a Chinese prisoner by beheading Wellcome V0041464		Commons
commons	image		Transmongol Interior of dining car (decoration) in Mongolia		Commons
commons	image		Double Sword with Scabbard, Chinese (MET, 36.25.1487a–c)		Commons
commons	image		Double Sword with Scabbard MET 36.25.1487a c 001 Apr2017 brightened		Commons
commons	image		Double Sword with Scabbard, Chinese (MET, 36.25.1487a–c)		Commons
commons	image		Longsabre		Commons
commons	image		唐代寶刀橫刀橫截面構造——包鋼		Commons
commons	image		中國刀劍普遍材料橫截面——夾鋼		Commons
commons	image		唐代寶刀橫刀橫截面構造.——包鋼		Commons
commons	image		17th–18th century Chinese dao and scabbard		Commons