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CHINESE CHARACTER

dào

盗

盗

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thief

Numbered pinyin
dao4
English meanings
to steal, to rob, to plunder, thief, bandit, robber

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 次; bottom 皿.

  • Top

    次
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  • Bottom

    皿

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱次皿

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    fángdào防盗。

    Burglar-proof.

  2. 02

    dàoqiè盗窃。

    Steal.

  3. 03

    dào盗zéi贼。

    A thief.

  4. 04

    dàobǎn盗版。

    Pirated.

  5. 05

    jìnzhǐ禁止dàoqiè盗窃。

    No stealing.

  6. 06

    bǎochí保持jǐngtì警惕。

    Stay alert.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 强盗
  • 海盗
  • 盗版
  • 盗窃
  • 防盗
  • 防盗门