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Chinese symbol for “renegade”

叛贼
pàn zéi
Traditional: 叛賊
renegade; traitor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for renegade is 叛贼 (pàn zéi), defined as: renegade; traitor.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

叛 pàn
rebel; rebellion; rebellious
radical 29 ⼜ · 9 strokes
贼 zéi
thief, traitor; cunning, sly
radical 154 ⾙ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “renegade”

WordPinyinMeaning
逆贼 (逆賊)nì zéirenegade; traitor and bandit
叛徒pàn tútraitor; turncoat

Related words

Other words that share a character with 叛贼.

WordPinyinMeaning
背叛bèi pànto betray
叛乱 (叛亂)pàn luànarmed rebellion
叛徒pàn tútraitor; turncoat
叛变 (叛變)pàn biànto defect; to betray
叛军 (叛軍)pàn jūnrebel army
反叛fǎn pànto rebel; to revolt
盗贼 (盜賊)dào zéirobber
卖国贼 (賣國賊)mài guó zéitraitor

See also: Japanese symbol for “renegade”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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