寇 (kau3 | kou4) : rob; bandit; invade

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寇

kau3

kou4

rob; bandit; invade

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 宀 (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

寇

This word has been viewed 4440 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by 穆斯林 on 28th Feb 2010 10:19

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倭寇 wo1 kau3 wo1 kou4 = Japanese pirate

寇仇 kau3 sau4 kou4 chou2 = foe; enemy; bandit

敵寇 dik6 kau3 di2 kou4 = an invading foe

寇讎 kau3 cau4 kou4 chou2 = foe; enemy; bandit

流寇 lau4 kau3 liu2 kou4 = roaming bandits

外寇 ngoi6 kau3 wai4 kou4 = foreign invaders; invading foes

入寇 jap6 kau3 ru4 kou4 = invade another country; to intrude

日寇 jat6 kau3 ri4 kou4 = Japanese invaders

視如寇仇 si6 jyu4 kau3 sau4 shi4 ru2 kou4 chou2 = view as an enemy; consider someone else as a foe

勝者為王,敗者為寇 sing3 ze2 wai4 wong4, baai6 ze2 wai4 kau3 sheng4 zhe3 wei2 wang2, bai4 zhe3 wei2 kou4 = the winner is heralded as king while the loser is viewed as a bandit; the victor is the law and the loser is the outlaw
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Decimal representation of this word: 寇
Unicode code for this character: U+5bc7 (off-site link)

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