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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)

倭寇
Wōkòu
Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)
司寇
Sīkòu
two-character surname Sikou
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
流寇
liúkòu
roving bandit
穷寇
qióngkòu
cornered enemy
草寇
cǎokòu
bandits
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
豆寇年华
dòukòuniánhuá
used erroneously for [[豆蔻年華|豆蔻年华]], a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
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