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盗
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master thief

HSK 10
Abstract →Qualities
dào
トウ
ぬす.む
도
Depicts a gluttonous person drooling (㳄) for food inside of a dish (皿). The meaning later shifted to "steal", "rob", and "bandit".
Components
㳄 variant+ 皿 dish =
盜 master thief
㳄 Iconic component
xián variant
(a variant of 涎) spittle, saliva
Depicts saliva (氵) coming from a person with an open mouth (欠).
皿 Iconic component
mǐn dish
shallow container
Depicts a dish with food in it.
Notes
Similar Characters
盗 steal (simp)羡 envy (simp)羨 envy (trad/jp)孟 Mencius昷 to feed a prisoner盂 cup盃 trophy (trad)盅 small cup or bowl盆 basin盈 replete盎 pot盏 small cup or container (simp)盒 small box盔 bowl盘 plate (simp)盛 flourishing盞 small cup (trad)盟 alliance盤 tray (trad/jp)盧 Louvre (trad)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Bronze
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
盜
Regular
Modern
Chinese
盗 / 盜 [dào]
to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (44)
海盗 [hǎi​dào] #2,521
pirate
盗窃 [dào​qiè] #5,380
to steal
强盗 [qiáng​dào] #5,513
to rob (with force)
盗版 [dào​bǎn] #19,377
pirated
盗贼 [dào​zéi] #10,654
robber
防盗 [fáng​dào] #19,040
to guard against theft
偷盗 [tōu​dào] #12,052
to steal
盗用 [dào​yòng] #13,816
to embezzle
盗墓 [dào​mù] #18,881
to rob a tomb
盗取 [dào​qǔ] #17,789
to steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account)
34 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
窃盗癖 [せっとうへき] #219,505
kleptomania
KOREAN WORDS (3)
도루
stolen base
도용
illegal use
도적
thief