Keyword
to invade
- bandit
- thief
- enemy
- Frequency
- #3148
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
kòu
Mnemonic
Bandits mugging 攴 a person 元 in his home 宀
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Used in vocabulary
寇
to invade; to plunder; bandit; foe; enemy
倭寇
Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)
日寇
Japanese invaders (during the Second Sino-Japanese War)
流寇
roving bandit; rebel band
司寇
two-character surname Sikou
寇准
Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet
落草为寇
(idiom) to take to the woods to become an outlaw
草寇
bandits
穷寇
cornered enemy