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偷 (Kangxi radical 9,人+9, 11 strokes,cangjie input人人一弓 (OOMN),four-corner28221,composition⿰亻俞)
| trad. | 偷/偸 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 偷 | |
| alternative forms | 媮/婾 愉 | |
| Historical forms of the character偷 |
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| Liushutong (compiled inMing) |
| Transcribed ancient scripts |
References: Mostly from Richard Sears'Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*l̥ʰoː): semantic 亻 + phonetic 俞(OC*l̥ʰus, *lo).
| 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/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tʰə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | tōu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | tau1 |
| 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; | |
| 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/ |
偷
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 偷,盜,竊 | |
| Formal(Written Standard Chinese) | 偷,偷竊,偷盜,盜竊,竊取 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 偷 |
| Taiwan | 偷 | |
| Singapore | 偷 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 偷,鼠 |
| Hong Kong | 偷,撻,M,jam | |
| Taishan | 偷 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 偷 |
| Huizhou(Huicheng; Bendihua) | 撻 | |
| Miaoli(N. Sixian) | 偷 | |
| Hsinchu County(Zhudong; Hailu) | 偷 | |
| Taichung(Dongshi; Dabu) | 偷 | |
| Hsinchu County(Qionglin; Raoping) | 偷 | |
| Yunlin(Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 偷提 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 偷提 |
| Quanzhou | 偷提 | |
| Zhangzhou | 偷提 | |
| Penang(Hokkien) | 偷提 | |
| Manila(Hokkien) | 偷,偷提 | |
| Shantou | 偷 | |
Fromon9, reinterpreted as the keystrokes inSimplified Cangjie which produces the character偷.
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