Chinese symbol for “covertly”
偷偷
tōu tōu
stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively
The closest CC-CEDICT match for covertly is 偷偷 (tōu tōu), defined as: stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “covertly”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 偷偷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小偷 | xiǎo tōu | thief |
| 偷拍 | tōu pāi | to photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent |
| 偷看 | tōu kàn | to peep; to peek |
| 偷窃 (偷竊) | tōu qiè | to steal; to pilfer |
| 偷袭 (偷襲) | tōu xí | to mount a sneak attack; to raid |
See also: Japanese symbol for “covertly”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.