Chinese symbol for “usurper”
篡贼
cuàn zéi
Traditional: 篡賊
usurper
The closest CC-CEDICT match for usurper is 篡贼 (cuàn zéi), defined as: usurper.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “usurper”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 篡贼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 篡改 | cuàn gǎi | to tamper with; to falsify |
| 篡夺 (篡奪) | cuàn duó | to usurp; to seize |
| 篡权 (篡權) | cuàn quán | to usurp power |
| 篡位 | cuàn wèi | to seize the throne |
| 篡逆 | cuàn nì | to rebel; to revolt |
| 篡党 (篡黨) | cuàn dǎng | to usurp the leadership of the party |
| 盗贼 (盜賊) | dào zéi | robber |
| 卖国贼 (賣國賊) | mài guó zéi | traitor |
See also: Japanese symbol for “usurper”.
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.