Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 偷

偷

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Meaning

 to steal, to pilfer, to snatch, stealthily

Pronunciation

 tōu

Explanation

 Left: person 亻, right: to assent, approve 俞 (When the arrowhead gets into the body 月 to cut 刂, I am assenting. [cf. arrow 箭])

Mnemonic

The person assents the theft.

Radicals

亻 person(This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several varation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.)
俞 arrow head
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Vocabulary

偷偷 tōu tōu stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly
偷偷 tōu tōu stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly
偷税 tōu shuì tax evasion
小偷 xiǎo tōu thief

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