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偷
tōu
1. to steal
2. to pilfer
3. to snatch
4. thief
5. stealthily
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

偷
tōu
to steal; burglar, thief
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

偷懒
tōulǎn
to goof off
偷生
tōushēng
to live without purpose
偷盗
tōudào
to steal
偷看
tōukàn
to peep
偷眼
tōuyǎn
to take a furtive look at
偷税
tōushuì
tax evasion
偷窥
tōukuī
to peep
偷窃
tōuqiè
to steal
偷笑
tōuxiào
to laugh up one's sleeve
偷听
tōutīng
to eavesdrop
偷腥
tōuxīng
to cheat on one's spouse
偷袭
tōuxí
to mount a sneak attack
偷运
tōuyùn
to smuggle
偷闲
tōuxián
to snatch a moment of leisure
偷闲
tōuxián
to snatch a moment of leisure
小偷
xiǎotōu
thief
惯偷
guàntōu
habitual thief
偷去
tōuqù
to steal
偷取
tōuqǔ
to steal
偷吃
tōuchī
to eat on the sly

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,283
Word Frequency Rank
1,178 of 84,292

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