Meta:

  1. 偷 is the 1282nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 32 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (human), (one), (moon), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tou1 - to steal/to pilfer/to snatch/thief/stealthily

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
偷偷 

Medium Frequency

偷吃 
偷懒 (偷懶)
偷拍 
偷笑 
小偷 

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Meta:

  1. 竊 is the 2099th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (cave), (distinguish/choose), (divination), (upside down box), (human), (upside down box), (private)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qie4 - to steal/secretly/(humble) I

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

窃听 (竊聽)

Medium Frequency

偷窃 (偷竊)
剽窃 (剽竊)
失窃 (失竊)
扒窃 (扒竊)
盗窃 (盜竊)
 ()
窃取 (竊取)
窃窃 (竊竊)
窃笑 (竊笑)
窃贼 (竊賊)
行窃 (行竊)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.