懂中文 Dong Chinese

盗

dào

rob

Simplified form of 盜. Depicts a gluttonous person drooling (㳄) for food inside of a dish (皿). The meaning later shifted to "steal", "rob", and "bandit".

Components
㳄 iconic,remnant component

㳄  Iconic Remnant component

xián

  

spit, saliva

Depicts saliva (氵) coming from a person with an open mouth (欠). Modern form looks like 次.

皿 iconic component

皿  Iconic component

mǐn

  

dish

Depicts a dish with food in it.

Evolution

盗 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
盗 Bronze script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Bronze script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
盗 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
盗 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
盗 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
盗 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

盗 (盜) 

dào

rob, steal; thief, bandit; to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber

Most common words with 盗
Freq.
Word
Meaning

海盗

pirate

盗

to steal

盗窃

to steal

强盗

bandit

盗版

pirated