tōu

to steal; stealthily; to pilfer

HSK 5 #1284

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1284th character
Radical ⼈ (9.9)
Strokes 11
Index # 2330

Definitions

偷 tōu
  1. 1. to steal
  2. 2. stealthily
  3. 3. to pilfer
  4. 4. to snatch
  5. 5. thief

Stroke order

偷 stroke order diagram
偷 stroke order animation

Words containing 偷

Word Meaning
peeping tom; voyeur
to steal; to pilfer
to laugh up one's sleeve
to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly)
to have an affair; to cheat on one's spouse
to mount a sneak attack; to raid
to smuggle
to take a break from work; to snatch a moment of leisure
to take a break from work; to snatch a moment of leisure
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
to pilfer; to have affairs; to dally with women
to pilfer; to have affairs; to dally with women
secret illicit sex
secret illicit sex
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
habitual thief
(coll.) grabbing sb by the balls
to seek ease; drift along and avoid effort
to just get by; cling to life without honor
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
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