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kòu

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kòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kòu | kou4
English translation
bandit, thief; enemy; to invade
old variant of kòu [kou4]

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About kòu

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

kòu

Contains the radical

gài

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

Bandits mugging a person  Yuán  in his home  gài

Etymology of kòu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

gài 元攴

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Example sentences using kòu

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宜将剩勇 duī 穷寇 qióng kòu .

With power and to spare we must pursue the tottering foe.

穷寇 qióng kòu duī .

The stag at bay is a dangerous foe.

这部电影 diànyǐng 最早 zài 1957 Nián 上映 shàng yìng Hòu bèi 翻拍 fān pāi wéi xiá 荡寇 zhì 》。

Originally released in 1957, the film was remade as "The Magnificent Seven".

Words with kòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
kòu to invade kòu
倭寇 Wō kòu Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)倭寇 Wō kòu
流寇 liú kòu roving bandit流寇 liú kòu
寇准 Kòu Zhǔn Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet寇準
穷寇 qióng kòu cornered enemy窮寇
草寇 cǎo kòu bandits草寇 cǎo kòu
司寇 Sī kòu two-character surname Sikou司寇 Sī kòu

kòu Decomposition & Compounds

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