Chinese symbol for “robber”
盗贼
dào zéi
Traditional: 盜賊
robber
The closest CC-CEDICT match for robber is 盗贼 (dào zéi), defined as: robber.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “robber”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贼 (賊) | zéi | thief; robber; (bound form) traitor; subversive |
| 掠夺者 (掠奪者) | lüè duó zhě | robber; plunderer |
| 盗 (盜) | dào | to steal; to rob |
| 强盗 (強盜) | qiáng dào | to rob (with force); bandit |
| 劫匪 | jié fěi | bandit; robber |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 盗贼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海盗 (海盜) | hǎi dào | pirate |
| 强盗 (強盜) | qiáng dào | to rob (with force); bandit |
| 盗版 (盜版) | dào bǎn | pirated; illegal |
| 盗窃 (盜竊) | dào qiè | to steal |
| 盗墓 (盜墓) | dào mù | to rob a tomb |
| 卖国贼 (賣國賊) | mài guó zéi | traitor |
| 海贼 (海賊) | hǎi zéi | pirate |
| 国贼 (國賊) | guó zéi | traitor to the nation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “robber”.
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.