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 goof off / to be lazy
to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom) / jerry-building / sloppy work
to surreptitiously add (sth that shouldn't be there)
to steal / to make off with / stolen
to eat on the sly / to pilfer food / to be unfaithful
to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom) / skulduggery / to hoodwink people / to cheat sb audaciously
to skimp on the job / to avoid work
to skive off work / to be lazy
much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)

Sentences with 偷

ta̅
bù
dàn
to̅u
chi̅
xia̅n
táo