Chinese Character 盗 Meanings and components.

Form

盗

Meaning

盗 meaning[3] in English

To Steal.

To Rob.

To Plunder.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 盗 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are next in sequence (次) , and dish (皿)

Its radical[1] is: 皿 (min3) which means: Dish, Vessel, Shallow Container, Rad. No. 108, .皿min3dish

In cangjie it is written with IOBT

How to write 盗

To write盗dao4to steal you should write a combination of 次ci4next in … , 皿min3dish arranged in a 吕 shape:

次 + 皿 = 盗

盗 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 盗 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 盗, looks as follow:

盗
Pinyin:dao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Steal . To Rob . To Plunder . Thief . Bandit . Robber
次
Pinyin:ci4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Next In Sequence . Second . The Second (Day, Time Etc) . Secondary . Vice- . Sub- . Infra- . Inferior Quality . Substandard . Order . Sequence . Hypo- (Chemistry) . Classifier For Enumerated Events: Time
冫
Pinyin:bing1
Meaning[3]: 'Ice' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 15), Occurring In 冰[Bing1], 次[Ci4] Etc, Known As 兩點水|两点水[Liang3 Dian3 Shui3]
欠
Pinyin:qian4
Meaning[3]: Deficient . To Owe . To Lack . Yawn
皿
Pinyin:min3
Meaning[3]: Dish . Vessel . Shallow Container . Rad. No. 108

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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