賊 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Rebel / Insurgent

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zéi

zoku

적

People keep asking me for rebel as a single Chinese character, Korean Hanja, or Japanese Kanji.

The problem is, rebel is not really a good word in Asian culture (depending on the context in which it is used). 賊 is a rebel symbol that can also mean thief; traitor; evil; robber; burglar; insurgent; or a spoiler. Used as an adjective, it can mean wily or deceitful.

Pirate

Sea Robber

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hǎi zéi

kaizoku

해적

海賊 means pirate in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

Literally, this translates as sea robber or ocean thief.

Renegade / Traitor / Rebel

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nì zéi

gyakuzoku

역적

逆賊 is a popular way to write renegade, traitor, bandit, insurgent, or rebel in Chinese and Japanese.

Renegade / Traitor / Rebel

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pàn zéi

han zoku

叛賊 is yet another way to write renegade, traitor, or rebel in Chinese characters and Japanese Kanji.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
賊贼 see styles	zéi zei2 tsei zoku ぞく	More info & calligraphy: Rebel / Insurgent thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely (1) thief; robber; burglar; (2) rebel; insurgent; traitor A thief, robber, spoiler; to rob, steal, etc.
叛賊叛贼 see styles	pàn zéi pan4 zei2 p`an tsei pan tsei hanzoku はんぞく	More info & calligraphy: Renegade / Traitor / Rebel renegade; traitor rebel
海賊海贼 see styles	hǎi zéi hai3 zei2 hai tsei kaizoku かいぞく	More info & calligraphy: Pirate pirate pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
逆賊逆贼 see styles	nì zéi ni4 zei2 ni tsei gyakuzoku ぎゃくぞく	More info & calligraphy: Renegade / Traitor / Rebel renegade; traitor and bandit rebel; traitor; insurgent
余賊 see styles	yozoku よぞく	余賊 Custom Scroll (rare) remaining bandits; unconquered rebels; escaped thieves
作賊作贼 see styles	zuò zéi zuo4 zei2 tso tsei	作賊 Custom Scroll to be a thief
兇賊 see styles	kyouzoku / kyozoku きょうぞく	兇賊 Custom Scroll (out-dated kanji) villain
六賊六贼 see styles	liù zéi liu4 zei2 liu tsei rokuzoku	六賊 Custom Scroll The six cauras, or robbers, i. e. the six senses; the 六根 sense organs are the 媒 'matchmakers', or medial agents, of the six robbers. The 六賊 are also likened to the six pleasures of the six sense organs. Prevention is by not acting with them, i. e. the eye avoiding beauty, the ear sound, nose scent, tongue flavors, body seductions, and mind uncontrolled thoughts.
凶賊 see styles	kyouzoku / kyozoku きょうぞく	凶賊 Custom Scroll villain
剋賊克贼 see styles	kè zéi ke4 zei2 k`o tsei ko tsei kokuzoku	剋賊 Custom Scroll to plunder
劫賊劫贼 see styles	jié zéi jie2 zei2 chieh tsei kōzoku	劫賊 Custom Scroll thief
匪賊 see styles	hizoku ひぞく	匪賊 Custom Scroll bandit; rebel
反賊 see styles	hanzoku はんぞく	反賊 Custom Scroll rebel
国賊 see styles	kokuzoku こくぞく	国賊 Custom Scroll traitor (to one's country)
國賊国贼 see styles	guó zéi guo2 zei2 kuo tsei	國賊 Custom Scroll traitor to the nation
女賊女贼 see styles	nǚ zéi nv3 zei2 nü tsei jozoku; nyozoku じょぞく; にょぞく	(1) (hist) female bandit; female robber; (2) (にょぞく only) (derogatory term) {Buddh} woman (who distracts men's search for truth) Woman the robber, as the cause of sexual passion, stealing away the riches of religion, v. 智度論 14.
奸賊奸贼 see styles	jiān zéi jian1 zei2 chien tsei kanzoku かんぞく	奸賊 Custom Scroll a traitor; a treacherous bandit villain
姦賊 see styles	kanzoku かんぞく	姦賊 Custom Scroll villain
山賊山贼 see styles	shān zéi shan1 zei2 shan tsei sanzoku さんぞく	山賊 Custom Scroll brigand (noun - becomes adjective with の) bandit; brigand
巨賊 see styles	kyozoku きょぞく	巨賊 Custom Scroll big-time bandit; big-time pirate
怨賊怨贼 see styles	yuàn zéi yuan4 zei2 yüan tsei onzoku	怨賊 Custom Scroll The robber hatred, hurtful to life and goods.
惡賊恶贼 see styles	è zéi e4 zei2 o tsei aku zoku	惡賊 Custom Scroll a(n) [evil] gangster
慣賊惯贼 see styles	guàn zéi guan4 zei2 kuan tsei	慣賊 Custom Scroll habitual thief
抓賊抓贼 see styles	zhuā zéi zhua1 zei2 chua tsei	抓賊 Custom Scroll to catch a thief
木賊 see styles	tokusa とくさ	木賊 Custom Scroll scouring rushes; Equisetum hyemale; common horsetail; (place-name, surname) Tokusa
業賊业贼 see styles	yè zéi ye4 zei2 yeh tsei gōzoku	業賊 Custom Scroll Robber-karma; evil karma harms as does a robber.
死賊死贼 see styles	sǐ zéi si3 zei2 ssu tsei shizoku	死賊 Custom Scroll The robber death.
殺賊杀贼 see styles	shā zéi sha1 zei2 sha tsei setsuzoku	殺賊 Custom Scroll Kṣīṇāsrava, thief-destroyer, i.e. conqueror of the passions, an arhat.
流賊 see styles	ryuuzoku / ryuzoku りゅうぞく	流賊 Custom Scroll roving robber; marauder
烏賊乌贼 see styles	wū zéi wu1 zei2 wu tsei ika いか	烏賊 Custom Scroll cuttlefish (kana only) cuttlefish; squid; (surname) Ika

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Rebel Insurgent	賊贼	zoku	zéi / zei2 / zei	tsei
Pirate	海賊海贼	kaizoku	hǎi zéi / hai3 zei2 / hai zei / haizei	hai tsei / haitsei
Renegade Traitor Rebel	逆賊逆贼	gyakuzoku	nì zéi / ni4 zei2 / ni zei / nizei	ni tsei / nitsei
Renegade Traitor Rebel	叛賊叛贼	han zoku / hanzoku	pàn zéi / pan4 zei2 / pan zei / panzei	p`an tsei / pantsei / pan tsei
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.