steal, rob, pilfer
盗 centers on taking something that belongs to someone else without permission: stealing, robbing, or pilfering.
盗 is the modern simplified form of 盜. The older form combines 氵 (water) with 皿 (dish) and 欠 (open mouth), suggesting someone drooling over a dish and taking it. The modern form drops the water component, leaving 次 over 皿.
The top 次 suggests a person with an open mouth, and the bottom 皿 is a dish. Imagine someone eyeing a dish greedily and then stealing it.
For トウ, imagine a thief stealing a toe ring from a dish: toe -> トウ, and the dish 皿 is right there.
to steal
robber; mugger
theft; stealing; larceny
theft; robbery
interception (email); wiretap; bug
mysterious thief; phantom thief
to steal
stealing; theft
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
base stealing; steal; stolen base
thief; robber
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
plagiarism; plagiarised work
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
to steal (from a person)
eavesdropping; tapping
thief; robber
sneaking a bite