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偷 tōu steal; stealthily, secretly - Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 人 rén “person”, which is written 亻 when occurring at the left side of a character so as not to get in the way of the component at the right. The colloquial name for this radical is 人字旁 rénzìpáng “side made up of the character 人.” The other component is 俞 Yú (surname).
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 偷 tōu steal [V]
- 小偷 xiăotōu thief [N]
- 偷看 tōukàn secretly look at, steal a glance at, peek at [V]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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