dào = d + ao4
to steal / to rob / to plunder / thief / bandit / robber
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How to pronounce 盗

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

盗 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= c + Ø4
next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time
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mǐn = mi + (e)n3
dish / vessel / shallow container / rad. no. 108
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mǐn = mi + (e)n3
(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container / radical no. 108
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Characters with 盗 as component

盗 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 盗

to steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account) / to misappropriate
to rob a tomb
to guard against theft / anti-theft

Sentences with 盗

盗 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dào

to steal / to rob / to plunder / thief / bandit / robber

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