Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 盗


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Meaning

to steal, to rob, to plunder, thief

Pronunciation

dào

Explanation

Top: next/following (ice is lacking , what comes next?) [to lack = yawning ⺈ person with mouth wide open, who is lacking good manners], below: plate

Mnemonic

If the ice [cream] is missing/lacking at that plate, it has been stolen.

Radicals

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bowl
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Vocabulary

强盗 qiáng dào to rob (with force); bandit; robber
盗贼 dào zéi robber
盗窃 dào qiè to steal
开门揖盗 kāi mén yī dào leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
诲淫诲盗 huì yín huì dào to promote sex and violence; to stir up lust and covetousness

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