Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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 military(The ten 十 (persons) at the halberd 戈 form the military.)
十 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

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