寇 - Dong Chinese dictionary

kòu

bandits

Original meaning:

to commit violence

Depicts a hand holding a weapon (攴) attacking a person (元) inside a building (宀). Based on the original meaning, "to commit violence". The meaning later shifted to "invade", "enemy" and "bandits".

Components

宀 Iconic component

mián

roof

元 Iconic component

yuán

first

Depicts a person.

攴 Iconic component

pū

tap

Depicts a hand holding a weapon.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

寇

kòu

bandits, thieves; enemy; invade; to invade; to plunder; bandit; foe

寇 (㓂)

kòu

old variant of 寇[kòu]

Most common words with 寇

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	寇	to invade
	倭寇	Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)
	流寇	roving bandit
	寇准	Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet
	穷寇	cornered enemy