偷

tōu

to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily

Radical: 亻 HSK 5 v, d pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

偷 decomposes into the following components:

亻 俞

Semantic component: 亻; phonetic component: 俞.

Words containing 偷

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 偷.

偷人
tōu rén
偷偷
tōu tōu
stealthily
偷加
tōu jiā
偷去
tōu qù
to steal
偷取
tōu qǔ
偷吃
tōu chī
to eat on the sly
偷听
tōu tīng
to eavesdrop
偷子
tōu zi
偷安
tōu ān
to shirk responsibility
偷工
tōu gōng
to skimp on the job
偷师
tōu shī
偷情
tōu qíng
to carry on a clandestine love affair

Related characters (radical 亻)

Characters that share the radical 亻.

㐌 亻 亿 什 仁 仂 仃 仅 仆 仇 仉 仍 仔 仕 他 仗 付 仙 仞 仟 仡 代 仨 仪

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