to steal / to pilfer / to snatch / thief / stealthily

= + : As of late Rosa Luxemburg (亻) is in a relationship with Tecumseh (t). Their relationship would be much easier if it weren't for Yu Xiulian (俞) constantly following them. At the moment they're standing in front of the outhouse (ou1) and Yu Xiulian is constantly complaining how Rosa stole (偷) her boyfriend.

偷 character breakdown

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).
surname Yu

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the heroine Yu Xiulian 俞秀莲.

Yu Xiulian (俞) is really mad at the Yu the Great (yu) for stealing her pointed cap (亼) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). She is so mad that she wants to cut off Yu the Great's legs (刖) with a kitchen knife (刖), but she has to ask the moon (刖) first. As the moon gives his OK (俞), Yu the Great bursts out in tears and Yu Xiulian finally shows mercy.
variant of 腧[shu4]
yes (used by Emperor or ruler) / OK / to accede / to assent

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the heroine Yu Xiulian 俞秀莲.

Yu Xiulian (俞) is really mad at the Yu the Great (yu) for stealing her pointed cap (亼) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). She is so mad that she wants to cut off Yu the Great's legs (刖) with a kitchen knife (刖), but she has to ask the moon (刖) first. As the moon gives his OK (俞), Yu the Great bursts out in tears and Yu Xiulian finally shows mercy.

Characters with 偷 as component

偷 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 偷

to steal / to pilfer
to mount a sneak attack / to raid
to snatch a moment of leisure / to take a break from work
to snatch a moment of leisure / to take a break from work / also written 偷閒|偷闲[tou1 xian2]
habitual thief
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom) / fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
"monkey steals the peach" (martial arts), distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other / (coll.) grabbing sb by the balls
seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself / taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

Sentences with 偷

ta̅
bù
dàn
to̅u
chi̅
xia̅n
táo