寇

kòu

Radical: 宀 Strokes: 11

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common

Same radical

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Same radical

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Stroke Order · 11 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

寇=宀+元+攴

Etymology

Bandits mugging 攴 a person 元 in his home 宀

Meanings

to invade

to plunder

bandit

foe

enemy

kòu

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Words with 寇 110 total

bandits草寇cǎo kòu

Idioms with 寇 12 total

see 成則為王，，败则为寇成王败寇chéng wáng bài kòu lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) · fig. losers are always in the wrong成则为王，败则为寇chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu (idiom) to take to the woods to become an outlaw落草为寇luò cǎo wéi kòu to regard as an enemy视如寇仇shì rú kòu chóu