# 偷

| 偷 | U+5077, &#20599; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5077 |
| ← 偶 [U+5076] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 偸 → [U+5078] |

## Translingual
### Han character

偷 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人人一弓 (OOMN), four-corner 2822$_1$, 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

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 偷
* Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
* Transcribed ancient scripts
* Transcribed ancient scriptsL33701L12183L12184
* 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).
| | 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).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tōu (tou$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): tau$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): heu$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thêu
* Eastern Min (BUC): tău
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): thio / tho͘ / thau
    (Teochew, Peng'im): tao$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$theu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tōu
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tou
*** Wade–Giles: tʻou$^1$
*** Yale: tōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tou
*** Palladius: тоу (tou)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tau$^1$
*** Yale: tāu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: teo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: heu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /heu³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thêu
*** Hakka Romanization System: teu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: teu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰeu̯²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: tău
*** Sinological IPA : /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/
* thio/tho͘ - literary;
* thau - vernacular.
* 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 | tau$^1$ |
* 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

偷
* to steal; to snatch
       Wǒmen de qián bèi tōu le. [Pinyin]
       We had our money stolen.
       Páshǒu tōu le tā de pí jiāzǐ pǎo le. [Pinyin]
       The pickpocket pinched her purse and ran away.
* stealthily; secretly; covertly
    偷看 ― tōukàn ― to peek; to peep
    偷聽／偷听 ― tōutīng ― to eavesdrop
* thief; burglar
    小偷 ― xiǎotōu ― thief
* 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
* to while away without purpose; to drift along
    偷懶／偷懒 ― tōulǎn ― to be lazy
    偷生 ― tōushēng ― to live without purpose
* (Cantonese) to exhaust the usage of space
    偷位 [Cantonese] ― tau$^1$ wai$^{6-2}$ [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    偷角度 [Cantonese] ― tau$^1$ gok$^3$ dou$^6$ [Jyutping] ― to exhaust the camera angle
    偷薄 [Cantonese] ― tau$^1$ bok$^6$ [Jyutping] ― to thin out (hair)

##### Synonyms

* (to steal):
* 偷盜／偷盗 (tōudào)
* 偷竊／偷窃 (tōuqiè)
* 撻／挞 (Cantonese, slang)
* 盜／盗 (dào)
* 盜竊／盗窃 (dàoqiè)
* 竊／窃 (qiè)
* 竊取／窃取 (qièqǔ)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 偷, 盜, 竊 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 偷, 偷竊, 偷盜, 盜竊, 竊取 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 偷 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 偷 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 偷 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 偷, 鼠 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 偷, 撻, M, jam |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 偷 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 偷 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 撻 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 偷 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 偷 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 偷 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 偷 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 偷提 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 偷提 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 偷提 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 偷提 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 偷提 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 偷, 偷提 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 偷 |

#### Compounds

* 偷世竊名／偷世窃名
* 偷人 (tōurén)
* 偷偷 (tōutōu)
* 偷偷伴伴
* 偷偷抹抹
* 偷偷摸摸 (tōutōumōmō)
* 偷偷的
* 偷兒／偷儿
* 偷取
* 偷吃 (tōuchī)
* 偷合取容
* 偷合苟容
* 偷嘴
* 偷嚐禁果／偷尝禁果
* 偷墮／偷堕
* 偷天換日／偷天换日 (tōutiānhuànrì)
* 偷婆娘
* 偷安 (tōu'ān)
* 偷寒送暖
* 偷工減料／偷工减料 (tōugōngjiǎnliào)
* 偷巧 (tōuqiǎo)
* 偷彈珠淚／偷弹珠泪
* 偷得浮生半日閒／偷得浮生半日闲 (tōu dé fúshēng bànrì xián)
* 偷情 (tōuqíng)
* 偷懶／偷懒 (tōulǎn)
* 偷拍 (tōupāi)
* 偷換／偷换 (tōuhuàn)
* 偷提 (thau-the̍h) (Min Nan)
* 偷斤減兩／偷斤减两
* 偷春
* 偷春體／偷春体
* 偷期
* 偷期暗會／偷期暗会
* 偷東摸西／偷东摸西
* 偷梁換柱 (tōuliánghuànzhù)
* 偷榮／偷荣
* 偷活
* 偷渡 (tōudù)
* 偷渡客 (tōudùkè)
* 偷渡黃牛／偷渡黄牛
* 偷漢／偷汉 (tōuhàn)
* 偷漏
* 偷漢子／偷汉子 (tōu hànzi)
* 偷營／偷营 (tōuyíng)
* 偷營劫寨／偷营劫寨
* 偷狗戲雞／偷狗戏鸡
* 偷生 (tōushēng)
* 偷生苟活
* 偷盜／偷盗 (tōudào)
* 偷目竊望／偷目窃望 (tōumùqièwàng)
* 偷眼 (tōuyǎn)
* 偷睇
* 偷睛
* 偷稅／偷税 (tōushuì)
* 偷空 (tōukòng)
* 偷窺／偷窥 (tōukuī)
* 偷竊／偷窃 (tōuqiè)
* 偷笑 (tōuxiào)
* 偷聲／偷声
* 偷聽器／偷听器
* 偷腥 (tōuxīng)
* 偷薄
* 偷襲／偷袭 (tōuxí)
* 偷覷／偷觑
* 偷貓遞狗／偷猫递狗
* 偷跑 (tōupǎo)
* 偷閒／偷闲 (tōuxián)
* 偷雞／偷鸡 (tōujī)
* 偷雞吊狗／偷鸡吊狗
* 偷雞摸狗／偷鸡摸狗 (tōujīmōgǒu)
* 偷雞盜狗／偷鸡盗狗
* 偷食 (tōushí)
* 偷饞抹嘴／偷馋抹嘴
* 偷香
* 偷香竊玉／偷香窃玉 (tōuxiāngqièyù)
* 塞耳偷鈴／塞耳偷铃 (sāi'ěrtōulíng)
* 小偷 (xiǎotōu)
* 巧偷豪奪／巧偷豪夺
* 弄玉偷香
* 忍垢偷生
* 忍恥偷生／忍耻偷生
* 忙裡偷閒／忙里偷闲 (mánglǐtōuxián)
* 忍辱偷生 (rěnrǔtōushēng)
* 掩耳偷鈴／掩耳偷铃
* 掩鼻偷香
* 換日偷天／换日偷天
* 摸雞偷狗／摸鸡偷狗
* 東偷西摸／东偷西摸
* 減工偷料／减工偷料
* 狗偷鼠竊／狗偷鼠窃
* 珠淚偷彈／珠泪偷弹
* 直偷硬取
* 神偷
* 竊玉偷香／窃玉偷香
* 細漢偷挽匏，大漢偷牽牛／细汉偷挽匏，大汉偷牵牛 (sè-hàn thau bán pû, tōa-hàn thau khan gû) (Min Nan)
* 苟且偷安
* 苟且偷生 (gǒuqiětōushēng)
* 送暖偷寒
* 鑿壁偷光／凿壁偷光
* 靡衣偷食
* 韓壽偷香／韩寿偷香
* 鼠竊狗偷／鼠窃狗偷

### Etymology 2

From on9, reinterpreted as the keystrokes in Simplified Cangjie which produces the character 偷.

#### Pronunciation

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#### Definitions

偷
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak) Alternative form of on9

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Kan-on: とう (tō)
* Kan’yō-on: ちゅう (chū)
* Kun: ぬすむ (nusumu, 偷む)

## 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