CHINESE CHARACTER

偷 (tōu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

tōu

to steal; burglar, thief

HSK 611 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

亻

Primary radical

亻 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 偷.

俞

Phonetic component

俞 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 11

Write 偷 in 11 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 偷

偷tōu

HSK 6 · to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily

偷偷tōutōu

HSK 6 · stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly

小偷儿xiǎotōur

HSK 6 · thief

偷窥tōukuī

HSK 7-9 · to peep; to peek; to act as voyeur

偷懒tōulǎn

HSK 7-9 · to goof off; to be lazy

Examples using 偷

偷

小偷跑了。

Xiǎo tōu pǎo le。

The thief ran away.

偷偷

学生们偷偷笑。

Xué shēng men tōu tōu xiào。

The students snickered.

偷懒

所有人都喜欢偷懒。

Suǒ yǒu rén dōu xǐ huan tōu lǎn。

Everybody likes to goof off.

FAQ

What does 偷 (tōu) mean in Chinese?

to steal; burglar, thief

How do you write 偷 in stroke order?

偷 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 偷?

亻 is the radical in 偷. It is the person side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 偷?

偷 (tōu): to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily; 偷偷 (tōutōu): stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly; 小偷儿 (xiǎotōur): thief.