偷

tōu

to steal, burglar, thief

How to write 偷, stroke by stroke

to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily

Pictophonetic: semantic 亻 (person), phonetic 俞

Made of 亻 + 俞

小偷xiǎo tōuthief
偷偷tōu tōustealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly
偷看tōu kànto peep; to peek; to steal a glance
偷窃tōu qièto steal; to pilfer
偷听tōu tīngto eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly)
偷袭tōu xíto mount a sneak attack; to raid
偷窥tōu kuīto peep; to peek; to act as voyeur
偷懒tōu lǎnto goof off; to be lazy
偷情tōu qíngto carry on a clandestine love affair
偷渡tōu dùillegal immigration; to stowaway (on a ship); to steal across the international border; to run a blockade
偷吃tōu chīto eat on the sly; to pilfer food; to be unfaithful
偷拍tōu pāito photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent

他偷偷地给我看了她的照片。
tā tōu tōu dì gěi wǒ kàn le tā de zhào piàn 。
He secretly showed me her picture.
我们把小偷捉住了。
wǒ men bǎ xiǎo tōu zhuō zhù le 。
We captured the thief.
他以偷窃罪入狱。
tā yǐ tōu qiè zuì rù yù 。
He was in prison on a charge of robbery.
一部分的钱被偷走了。
yí bù fen de qián bèi tōu zǒu le 。
Some of the money was stolen.
我宁愿饿死，也不会去偷东西。
wǒ nìng yuàn è sǐ ， yě bú huì qù tōu dōng xī 。
I would rather starve than steal.