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司寇

sī kòu

2-character word

What 司寇 means

1. minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China)

Other readings

司寇 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Sī kòutwo-character surname Sikou

The characters in 司寇

• 司sīto take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)
• 寇kòuto invade; to plunder; bandit

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read sī kòu correctly.
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