惯偷
guàn​tōu

habitual thief

惯 guàn habit Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 贯 represents the sound. Simplified form of 慣.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

贯
贯 Sound component
guàn a string of 1000 coins

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

偷 tōu to steal

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

俞
俞 Sound component
yú, shù surname
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartthuwl̥ˤo steal

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

慣 guàn habit Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 貫 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

貫
貫 Sound component
guàn a string of 1000 coins

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkwaenHkˤro[n]-s accustomed to

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart