寇(kòu)

11 strokes

old variant of 寇[kou4]

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Character information

Pinyin
kòu
Meaning
old variant of 寇[kou4]
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 寇 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱宀⿺元攴

Bandits mugging 攴 a person 元 in his home 宀

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

宀mián元yuán攴pū

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 寇 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 寇

Common words using 寇 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wō倭kòu寇

Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)

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sī司kòu寇

two-character surname Sikou

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kòu寇rǎng攘

to rob and steal

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chéng成wáng王bài败kòu寇

see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]

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rì日kòu寇

Japanese invaders (during the Second Sino-Japanese War)

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luò落cǎo草wéi为kòu寇

(idiom) to take to the woods to become an outlaw

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shì视rú如kòu寇chóu仇

to regard as an enemy

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Related characters

From 寇’s common words

倭司攘成王败日落

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