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小偷儿 (xiǎo tōu r) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

小偷儿 (xiǎo tōu r) is a Chinese word: thief. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 小偷儿

名 míng noun

thief

小偷儿偷走了我的钱包。

xiǎo tōu r tōu zǒu le wǒ de qián bāo

The thief stole my wallet.

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Word breakdown

小 xiǎo — small, petty (adds colloquial tone)

偷 tōu — steal, thief (core meaning)

儿 ér / r — diminutive suffix (Beijing dialect flavor)

Contextual pronunciation: r

Structure & writing
1 小 xiǎo — small; little (opposite of 大)
小 is a component in 11 characters

小 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 偷 tōu — to steal; to take something without the owner's knowledge

偷 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order

3 儿 ér / r — male (of animals)
儿 is a component in 7 characters

儿 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order