偷

tōu

t+ōu·1st tone

to steal · to pilfer

Radical: 亻 Strokes: 11 HSK 5

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假保任伏

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Character Decomposition

偷=亻+俞

Etymology

person

Meanings

to steal

to pilfer

to snatch

thief

stealthily

tōu

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Words with 偷 156 total

to shirk responsibility · thoughtless pleasure-seeking偷安tōu ān to steal偷盗tōu dào illegal immigration · to stowaway (on a ship) · to steal across the international border · to run a blockade偷渡tōu dù to skive off work · to be lazy偷惰tōu duò to take some time out · to make use of a spare moment偷空tōu kòng

Idioms with 偷 44 total Chain

seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself · taking things easily without attending to responsibilities苟且偷安gǒu qiě tōu ān to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence苟且偷生gǒu qiě tōu shēng (idiom) lit. Han Shou stealing perfume; fig. a secret love affair between a man and a woman韩寿偷香hán shòu tōu xiāng (idiom) to snatch a moment of leisure in the midst of a busy schedule忙里偷闲máng lǐ tōu xián lit. in fine clothes and stealing food (idiom)\ · fig. to live in luxury while being idle and parasitic; to enjoy ease and comfort without contributing, merely surviving in a shameless manner靡衣偷食mǐ yī tōu shí