Memory phrase for the character: 贼

贼

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Meaning thief, traitor, wily, deceitful, evil

Pronunciation

zéi

Explanation

Left: money 贝/貝, right: military 戎 (Ten 十 halberds 戈 for the military.)

Mnemonic
 
Whoever takes money by force (=military-like) is a thief.

Radicals

贝 shell, money
戎 militaryThe ten 十 (persons) at the halberd 戈 form the military.
十 tenTwo crossed forearms with 5 fingers each makes ten.
戈 halberd
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 Vocabulary

盗贼 dào zéi  robber
卖国贼 mài guó zéi  traitor
国贼 guó zéi  traitor to the nation
国贼 guó zéi  

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