zéi

thief; extremely; wily

HSK 6 #2001

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 2001st character
Radical ⾙ (154.6)
Strokes 10
Index # 1924
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

贼 zéi
  1. 1. thief
  2. 2. extremely
  3. 3. wily
  4. 4. deceitful
  5. 5. evil
  6. 6. traitor

Stroke order

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Words containing 贼

Word Meaning
robber
thief
cuttlefish
cat burglar; burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls
traitor
fig. venture of dubious merit; pirate ship; criminal gang
horse thief; (old) group of horse-mounted bandits
evil intentions
thieves' lair
traitor to the nation
furtive; underhand; lit. to behave like a thief
traitor; renegade
squid
bright; shiny; dazzling
a traitor; a treacherous bandit
shifty gaze; furtive glance
fig. to associate with criminals
(bird species of China) pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel
to be a thief
feel guilty and act nervous after doing wrong
fig. to scold sb indirectly; to criticize obliquely
brigand
habitual thief
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