偷

See also: 偸

Translingual

Han character

偷 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人人一弓 (OOMN), four-corner 2822₁, composition ⿰亻俞)

Derived characters

• 𦸄

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 112, character 3
• Dae Jaweon: page 239, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 193, character 2
• Unihan data for U+5077

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Chinese

trad.		偷
simp. #		偷
alternative forms		偸

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 偷
Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Transcribed ancient scripts
Transcribed ancient scripts L33701 L12183 L12184
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Characters in the same phonetic series (俞) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
褕	*low, *lo
偷	*l̥ʰoː
媮	*l̥ʰoː, *lo
鍮	*l̥ʰoː
緰	*l'oː, *slo
牏	*l'oː, *l'os, *lo
揄	*l'oː, *l'oːʔ, *lu, *lo
窬	*l'oː, *l'oːs, *lo
歈	*l'oː, *lo
俞	*l̥ʰus, *lo
隃	*slo, *hljo, *hljos, *lo
毹	*sro
輸	*hljo, *hljos
鄃	*hljo, *lo
腧	*hljos
逾	*lo
榆	*lo
愉	*lo
渝	*lo
瑜	*lo
蕍	*lo
覦	*lo, *los
蝓	*lo
踰	*lo
崳	*lo
羭	*lo
堬	*lo
瘉	*lo, *loʔ
萮	*lo
騟	*lo
愈	*loʔ
貐	*loʔ
喻	*los
諭	*los

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰoː) : semantic 亻 + phonetic 俞 (OC *l̥ʰus, *lo).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tōu (tou¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): tau¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): heu¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thêu
• Eastern Min (BUC): tău
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): thio / tho͘ / thau

  (Teochew, Peng'im): tao¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹theu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tou
    • Wade–Giles: tʻou¹
    • Yale: tōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tou
    • Palladius: тоу (tou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: tau¹
    • Yale: tāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: teo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: heu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /heu³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thêu
    • Hakka Romanization System: teu´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: teu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰeu̯²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: tău
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰau⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thio
    • Tâi-lô: thio
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tioy
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰio³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tho͘
    • Tâi-lô: thoo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tof
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰɔ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thau
    • Tâi-lô: thau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: taw
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tʰau⁴⁴/

Note:

• thio/tho͘ - literary;
• thau - vernacular.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: tao¹
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thau
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰau³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹theu
    • MiniDict: theu^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹theu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰɤ⁵³/

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• Middle Chinese: thuw

Rime
Character	偷
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	透 (6)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	託侯切
Baxter	thuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/tʰəu/
Pan Wuyun	/tʰəu/
Shao Rongfen	/tʰəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/tʰəw/
Li Rong	/tʰu/
Wang Li	/tʰəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/tʰə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tōu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	tau1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥ˤo/

  (Zhengzhang): /*l̥ʰoː/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	偷
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	tōu
Middle Chinese	‹ thuw ›
Old Chinese	/*l̥ˁo/
English	steal
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	偷
Reading #	1/1
No.	15831
Phonetic component	俞
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	偷
Old Chinese	/*l̥ʰoː/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 偷

1. to steal; to snatch

   我們的錢被偷了。 [MSC, trad.]
   我们的钱被偷了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒmen de qián bèi tōu le. [Pinyin]

   We had our money stolen.

   • 扒手偷了她的皮夾子跑了。 [MSC, trad.]
     扒手偷了她的皮夹子跑了。 [MSC, simp.]

     Páshǒu tōu le tā de pí jiāzǐ pǎo le. [Pinyin]

     The pickpocket pinched her purse and ran away.

2. stealthily; secretly; covertly

   偷看  ―  tōukàn  ―  to peek; to peep

   偷聽／偷听  ―  tōutīng  ―  to eavesdrop

3. thief; burglar

   小偷  ―  xiǎotōu  ―  thief

4. to have an extra-marital relationship

   偷情  ―  tōuqíng  ―  adultery

   偷腥  ―  tōuxīng  ―  to have an affair

   偷漢／偷汉  ―  tōuhàn  ―  to take a lover

5. to while away without purpose

   偷懶／偷懒  ―  tōulǎn  ―  to be lazy

   偷生  ―  tōushēng  ―  to live without purpose

Compounds

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji

偷

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): ちゅう (chū); とう (tō)
• Kun: ぬすむ (nusumu, 偷む)

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Korean

Hanja

偷 (eum 투 (tu))

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Vietnamese

Han character

偷: Hán Nôm readings: thầu, du, thâu

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References

• Nom Foundation