寇

kòu
#2,562 most
frequent character
to invade, to plunder, bandit

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

寇 combines 宀 'house', 元 'head', and 攴 'to strike'. Together they show an attacker entering a home. It first meant an attacker entering a home to harm someone, then grew to 'bandit', 'enemy', and 'to invade, plunder'.

寇 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
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Same Characters, Different Readings

寇kòu
old variant of 寇[kou4]
寇kòu
old variant of 寇[kou4]

Homophones

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