Ĉinaj feraj glavoj faris siajn unuajn aperojn en la lasta parto de la Okcidenta [[Dinastio ĴuĴou]], but iron and steel swords were not widely used until the 3rd century BC [[Dinastio Han]].<ref name=HanIron>{{cite web |last=Cao |first=Hangang |title=A Study of Chinese Weapons Cast During Pre-Qin and Han Periods in the Central Plains of China |url=http://www.arscives.com/historysteel/cn.article.htm |access-date=3 November 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515074933/http://www.arscives.com/historysteel/cn.article.htm |archive-date=15 May 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The Chinese [[Dao (sword)|Dao]] (刀 [[pinyin]] dāo) is single-edged, sometimes translated as [[sabresabro]] or [[broadsword]], and the [[Jian]] (劍 or 剑 [[pinyin]] jiàn) is double-edged. The [[zhanmadao]] (literally "horse chopping sword"), an extremely long, anti-cavalry sword from the [[Dinastio Song]] era.
