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寇
宼
kòu
1. old variant of [[寇<kòu>]]
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

寇
kòu
bandit, thief; enemy; to invade
11 丶

Compound Words (13)

流寇
liúkòu
roving bandit
穷寇
qióngkòu
cornered enemy
司寇
sīkòu
minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China)
寇攘
kòurǎng
to rob and steal
寇准
KòuZhǔn
Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet
倭寇
Wōkòu
Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)
司寇
Sīkòu
two-character surname Sikou
草寇
cǎokòu
bandits
豆寇年华
dòukòuniánhuá
used erroneously for [[豆蔻年華|豆蔻年华]], a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
成王败寇
chéngwángbàikòu
see [[成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇<chéngzéwéiwáng]], [[bàizéwéikòu>]]
视如寇仇
shìrúkòuchóu
to regard as an enemy
成则为王，败则为寇
chéngzéwéiwáng,bàizéwéikòu
lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
成者为王，败者为寇
chéngzhěwéiwáng,bàizhěwéikòu
see [[成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇<chéngzéwéiwáng]], [[bàizéwéikòu>]]

Alternate Entries

寇
kòu
old variant of [[寇<kòu>]]
寇
kòu
to invade / to plunder / bandit / foe / enemy

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,566
Word Frequency Rank
2,837 of 84,292