- 偷 meaning[3] in English
To Steal.
To Pilfer.
To Snatch.
Main Components
By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 偷 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'person' radical in … (亻) , and surname Yu (俞)
Its radical[1] is: 人 (ren2) which means: Man, Person, People, Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4], .人
In cangjie it is written with OOMN
How to write 偷
To write偷 you should write a combination of 亻 , 俞 arranged in a 吅 shape:
亻 + 俞 = 偷
偷 Stroke Order
The order of the strokes to write 偷 should be followed in this specific way.
The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 偷, looks as follow:
偷Pinyin:tou1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Steal . To Pilfer . To Snatch . Thief . Stealthily
亻Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 9)
人Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
俞Pinyin:yu2 Shape:吕
亼Pinyin:ji2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 集[Ji2]
人Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
一Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
刖Pinyin:yue4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Amputate One Or Both Feet (Punishment In Imperial China) . See Also 五刑[Wu3 Xing2]
月Pinyin:yue4
Meaning[3]: Moon . Month . Monthly . Cl:個|个[Ge4],輪|轮[Lun2]
刂Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: 'Knife' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 18) . See Also 立刀旁[Li4 Dao1 Pang2] . See Also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[Ce4 Dao1 Pang2]