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寇

kòu

bandit, thief; enemy; to invade

💡 Ideographic: Bandits mugging 攴 a person 元 in his home 宀
HSK 11 strokes Common (26%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

宀
gài
roof; house
元
yuán
first; dollar; origin; head
攴
pū
to rap, to tap
⿱宀⿺元攴 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

gài
宀
roof; house
3 strokes
⿺元攴
Radical component

Words Using 寇 (16)

kòu
寇 ↗
old variant of [[寇<kòu>]]
kòu
寇 ↗
to invade / to plunder / bandit / foe / enemy
kòu
寇 ↗
old variant of [[寇<kòu>]]
Wōkòu
倭寇 ↗
Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)
KòuZhǔn
寇准 ↗
Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet
chéngzéwéiwáng,bàizéwéikòu
成则为王，败则为寇 ↗
lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) / fig. losers are always in the wrong
chéngwángbàikòu
成王败寇 ↗
see [[成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇<chéngzéwéiwáng]], [[bàizéwéikòu>]]
chéngzhěwéiwáng,bàizhěwéikòu
成者为王，败者为寇 ↗
see [[成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇<chéngzéwéiwáng]], [[bàizéwéikòu>]]
qióngkòu
穷寇 ↗
cornered enemy
shìrúkòuchóu
视如寇仇 ↗
to regard as an enemy
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