贼

zéi

z+éi·2nd tone

thief; robber

Radical: 贝 Strokes: 10 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

资质货贤贞贵赏责贫费贪财

Same radical

资质货贤贞贵赏责贫费贪财赛赞贝

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Character Decomposition

贼=贝+戎

Etymology

weapons

Meanings

thief; robber

(bound form) traitor; subversive

(bound form) evil; wicked

sly; shifty; devious

(literary) to harm; to injure

(coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)

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Words with 贼 295 total

strikebreaker; scab; traitor to the working class工贼gōng zéi cat burglar · burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls · intruding enemy airman · air marauder飞贼fēi zéi usurper篡贼cuàn zéi renegade · traitor and bandit逆贼nì zéi

Idioms with 贼 40 total Chain

tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator独夫民贼dú fū mín zéi lit. Shu Han and Cao Wei 曹魏 cannot coexist (idiom) · fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky · (former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"汉贼不两立Hàn zéi bù liǎng lì rebels and traitors (idiom) · general term for scoundrel乱臣贼子luàn chén zéi zǐ tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator民贼独夫mín zéi dú fū