"寇" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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寇
Trad. 寇
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 宀
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 11
Structure
Decomp. 宀二儿卜又
宀元攴
Prononciation
Mandarin kòu
Entry Methods
Pinyin kou4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 JMUE
十一山水
Sijiao 3021.4
Wubi PFQC
Encodages (hexa)
GB2312 BFDC
BIG5 B146
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寇 kòu to invade / to plunder / bandit / foe / enemy
Results beginning with 寇
寇攘 kòu rǎng to rob and steal
寇准 Kòu Zhǔn Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet
寇比力克 Kòu bǐ lì kè see 庫布里克|库布里克[Ku4 bu4 li3 ke4]
寇涛鱼人 kòu tāo yú rén kuo-toa
Approximate Results for 寇
倭寇 Wō kòu Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)
流寇 liú kòu roving bandit / rebel band
司寇 sī kòu minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China)
穷寇 qióng kòu cornered enemy
草寇 cǎo kòu bandits
成王败寇 chéng wáng bài kòu 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]
视如寇仇 shì rú kòu chóu to regard as an enemy
豆寇年华 dòu kòu nián huá used erroneously for 豆蔻年華|豆蔻年华, a girl's teenage years (idiom) / maidenhood / a budding beauty
落草为寇 luò cǎo wéi kòu to take to the woods to become an outlaw (idiom)
胜者王侯败者寇 shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu the winners become princes and marquises / the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom) / history is written by the victors
成则为王，败则为寇 chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) / fig. losers are always in the wrong
成者为王，败者为寇 chéng zhě wéi wáng , bài zhě wéi kòu 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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