Keyword
thief
- traitor
- cunning
- sly
- Frequency
- #1876
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
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Mnemonic
戎 (weapons) gives the meaning and 贝 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
贼
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)
盗贼
robber
卖国贼
traitor
海贼
pirate
国贼
traitor to the nation
反贼
(imperial China) rebel; traitor; (post-1949) enemy of the state; counter-revolutionary; (slang) dissident (used self-referentially, esp. in pro-democracy circles)
乌贼
cuttlefish
窃贼
thief
海贼王
One Piece (manga and anime)
狗贼
(insult) brigand; swindler
抓贼
to catch a thief
山贼
brigand
工贼
strikebreaker; scab; traitor to the working class
飞贼
cat burglar; burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls; intruding enemy airman; air marauder
马贼
horse thief; (old) group of horse-mounted bandits
叛贼
renegade; traitor
认贼作父
lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal; to sell oneself to the enemy
做贼心虚
to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
逆贼
renegade; traitor and bandit
盗墓贼
tomb robber; grave robber
贼喊捉贼
lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom); fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself; to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others
奸贼
a traitor; a treacherous bandit
贼船
pirate ship; fig. venture of dubious merit; criminal gang; reactionary faction
毛贼
thief