贼 zéi thief

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Traditional: 賊

Stroke order

贼 is written in 10 strokes.

贼 — the Chinese character for thief (zéi), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 贼 — thief

贼

Senses

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)

Related words

贼 is pronounced zéi and means “thief”.

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