Dao (kinesisk: 刀; pinyin: dāo; Wade-Giles: tao) er en kategori for eneggete, kinesiske sverd primært brukt til kutting og hakking (sabel). I Kina er dao kjent som et av de fire større våpen, sammen med spydet, staven og sverdet og blir omtalt som "Motet til alle soldater".
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