Memory phrase for the Kanji: 偷


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Meaning to steal, to pilfer, to snatch, stealthily

Pronunciation

tōu

Explanation

Left: person , right: to assent, approve (When the arrowhead gets into the body to cut , I am assenting. [cf. arrow 箭])

Mnemonic


 
The person assents the theft.

Radicals

personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" , and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several varation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting person.
arrow headThis radical gets its meaning by the similarity to the character for arrow: 箭 (jiàn), which has a similar body under the bamboo . Due to the pointed top this radical is understood as the arrow's head that goes into the flesh / and cuts.
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 Vocabulary

 偷偷  tōu tōu  stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly
 偷偷  tōu tōu  stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly
 偷税  tōu shuì  tax evasion
 小偷  xiǎo tōu  thief
 小偷  xiǎo tōu  


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