carving or engraving knife

Components
奇 sound component

  Sound component

  

strange

刂 meaning component

  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

knife

Evolution

剞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
剞 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

carving or engraving knife; grave; curved wood graver