窃

qiè

q+iè·4th tone

to steal · secretly

Radical: 穴 Strokes: 9

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common

Same radical

空穷突窝穴究窜窗窥穿窟窍

Same radical

空穷突窝穴究窜窗窥穿窟窍穹窘窑

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Character Decomposition

窃=穴+切

Etymology

hole

Meanings

to steal

secretly

(humble) I

qiè

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Words with 窃 127 total

to usurp · to seize篡窃cuàn qiè thief窃贼qiè zéi to lose by theft · to have one's property stolen失窃shī qiè to plunder · to plagiarize剽窃piāo qiè to usurp · to steal攘窃rǎng qiè burglary · house-breaking撬窃qiào qiè theft · to steal窃盗qiè dào to usurp · to claim unjustly · to expropriate窃据qiè jù

Idioms with 窃 20 total Chain

steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi)窃钩者诛，窃国者侯qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu (idiom) to whisper窃窃私语qiè qiè sī yǔ

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