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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.

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

盗 dào
to rob, to steal; thief, bandit
radical 108 ⽫ · 11 strokes
贼 zéi
thief, traitor; cunning, sly
radical 154 ⾙ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “robber”

WordPinyinMeaning
贼 (賊)zéithief; robber; (bound form) traitor; subversive
掠夺者 (掠奪者)lüè duó zhěrobber; plunderer
盗 (盜)dàoto steal; to rob
强盗 (強盜)qiáng dàoto rob (with force); bandit
劫匪jié fěibandit; robber

Related words

Other words that share a character with 盗贼.

WordPinyinMeaning
海盗 (海盜)hǎi dàopirate
强盗 (強盜)qiáng dàoto rob (with force); bandit
盗版 (盜版)dào bǎnpirated; illegal
盗窃 (盜竊)dào qièto steal
盗墓 (盜墓)dào mùto rob a tomb
卖国贼 (賣國賊)mài guó zéitraitor
海贼 (海賊)hǎi zéipirate
国贼 (國賊)guó zéitraitor 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.

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