偷tōu
to shirk, sneak (do secretly). 11 strokes, radical 亻, first met in HSK 5.
How to write 偷
Strokes 1–2 write 亻, then strokes 3–11 write 俞.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 偷 · the stroke-order rules
What 偷 is made of
亻 (rén, man) and 俞 (yú, to consent).
亻 carries the meaning — person — and 俞 carries the sound.
Words that use 偷
| 偷 | to shirk, sneak (do secretly) 指趁人不注意悄悄做某事 夜幕降临没人偷懒歇息。As night fell, no one dared to shirk their duties. Lesson 494, 躬耕田畴 · 笃守圭臬与温润崇德 · Principled Duty & Cultivated Warmth |
| 偷偷 | secretly, stealthily 形容做事不让别人知道 大家偷偷为老乡排练节目。Everyone secretly rehearsed a show for the villagers. Lesson 494, 躬耕田畴 · 笃守圭臬与温润崇德 · Principled Duty & Cultivated Warmth |
| 偷偷 | secretly, stealthily 形容做事不让别人知道 大家偷偷为老乡排练节目。Everyone secretly rehearsed a show for the villagers. Lesson 494, 躬耕田畴 · 笃守圭臬与温润崇德 · Principled Duty & Cultivated Warmth |
| 小偷儿 | petty thief 指偷拿他人财物的人 巡警果断制服了小偷儿。The patrol officer swiftly subdued the petty thief. Lesson 504, 端正心态 · 行稳致远与和衷共济 · Resilient Strides & Sincere Accord |
Characters that share the sound part 俞
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 亻
All 85 of them, and what the radical means, on the 人 radical page.