寇

old variant of 寇[kou4]

old variant of 寇[kou4]

to invade / to plunder / bandit / foe / enemy

surname Yuan / the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / first / original / primary / fundamental / constituent / part / era (of a reign) / meta- (prefix) / (math.) argument / variable / (Tw) (geology) eon

"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

to tap / to knock lightly / old variant of 撲|扑[pu1]

Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)

the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom) / history is written by the victors

two-character surname Sikou

minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China)

to rob and steal

see 庫布里克|库布里克[Ku4 bu4 li3 ke4]

Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet

lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) / fig. losers are always in the wrong

see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]

see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]

roving bandit / rebel band