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盗 - dào

rob, steal; thief, bandit

rob, steal; thief, bandit

How to read 盗

Click 盗 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyindào
Englishrob, steal; thief, bandit
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

盗伐 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 盗刷. Please read 盗匪 one more time.

Common words with this character

to unlawfully fell trees
to fraudulently draw on
bandit
to steal; to misappropriate

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 盗 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 盗伐 and 盗刷 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 盗.