Definition & Meaning

1.(in ancient battles) number of severed left ears of enemy troops as a measure of a fighter's merit in war

2.cut off a left ear; severed left ear; (in ancient battles) sever and count left ears of enemy troops as a measure of a fighter's merit in war

Characters with guo

guó

馘

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馘

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1
n.(in ancient battles) number of severed left ears of enemy troops as a measure of a fighter's merit in war
2
v.cut off a left ear; severed left ear; (in ancient battles) sever and count left ears of enemy troops as a measure of a fighter's merit in war

Chinese Characters with pinyin guó

国
country; of the nation
虢
a state in the Zhou Dynasty
帼
women's headwear

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