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偷
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steal

HSK 5
Human →Relations
tōu
thwu
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound.
Components
亻 person (side)+ 俞 approve =
偷 steal
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
俞 Phonetic component
yú approve
surname
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Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
偷
Regular
Modern
Chinese
偷 [tōu]
to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (77)
偷偷 [tōu​tōu] #3,147
stealthily
小偷 [xiǎo​tōu] #3,659
thief
偷拍 [tōu​pāi] #10,999
to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
偷窃 [tōu​qiè] #5,868
to steal
偷窃 [tōu​qiè] #5,868
to steal
偷袭 [tōu​xí] #10,327
to mount a sneak attack
偷袭 [tōu​xí] #10,327
to mount a sneak attack
偷看 [tōu​kàn] #6,549
to peep
偷懒 [tōu​lǎn] #11,910
to goof off
偷懒 [tōu​lǎn] #11,910
to goof off
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