- 俘馘 fúguó cut off left ears(literary) to capture enemies and cut off their left ears as trophies
- 斩馘 zhǎnguó to behead and cut off earsTo kill an enemy and cut off the left ear for proof of victory
- 槁项黄馘 gǎoxiànghuángguó emaciated(literary) thin neck and sallow face; describes someone who is extremely thin, gaunt, or starving
- 献馘 xiànguó to present left ears(literary) to present the severed left ears of slain enemies as a report of victory; by extension, to return home in triumph
- 馘首 guóshǒu to behead(of a headhunter) to sever a head
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computing