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寇 (kòu) — (bound form) bandit; invader; enemy; (bound form) to invade; to harass; (bound form) surname

Definition

A classical, bound-morpheme word for 'bandit, invader' — used mainly in historical or literary writing (e.g. 倭寇 'Japanese pirates'). As a surname, read Kou.

bound form
banditinvaderenemyto invadeto harasssurname

Examples

  • 寇。
    Gǔ dài yǒu hěn duō dào kòu héng xíng.
    In ancient times, many bandits ran rampant.
  • ，寇。
    Míng cháo shí qī, wō kòu jīng cháng qīn rǎo yán hǎi dì qū.
    During the Ming dynasty, Japanese pirates often harassed the coastal areas.
  • 寇。
    kòu Xiān sheng shì wǒ men gōng sī de fǎ lǜ gù wèn.
    Mr. Kou is the legal consultant of our company.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

寇 pictures a hand holding a stick about to strike another person's head under a roof, meaning someone attacking or invading a household.

Appears in
Military & Defense

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