窃
to steal; secretly; (humble) I
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How 窃 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
穴 (semantic, “hole”) + 切 (phonetic, qiè)
How to remember it
pilfer · Heisig RSH #2353
穴 hole + 切 cut
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 切
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 切 (qiè) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 切 sound component | qiè | to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager |
| 沏 | qī | to infuse |
Words containing 窃
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窃蛋龙 | qiè dàn lóng | oviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur) |
| 窃听器 | qiè tīng qì | tapping device; bug |
| 偷香窃玉 | tōu xiāng qiè yù | lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering; secret illicit sex |
| 行窃 | xíng qiè | to steal; to commit a robbery |
| 窃国者侯，窃钩者诛 | qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū | steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom,… |
| 窃钩者诛，窃国者侯 | qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu | steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom,… |
| 窃声 | qiè shēng | in a whisper; in stealthy tones |
| 失窃 | shī qiè | to lose by theft; to have one's property stolen |
| 窃权 | qiè quán | to usurp authority; to hold power improperly |
| 窃密 | qiè mì | to steal secret information |
| 窃窃私语 | qiè qiè sī yǔ | (idiom) to whisper; to speak in whispers |
| 窃取 | qiè qǔ | to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc) |
| 身份盗窃 | shēn fèn dào qiè | identity theft |
| 窃笑 | qiè xiào | to snigger; to titter |
| 窃喜 | qiè xǐ | to be secretly delighted |
| 窃听 | qiè tīng | to eavesdrop; to wiretap |
| 窃窃私议 | qiè qiè sī yì | (idiom) to discuss sth quietly in private |
| 窃据 | qiè jù | to usurp; to claim unjustly; to expropriate |
| 偷窃 | tōu qiè | to steal; to pilfer |
| 窃贼 | qiè zéi | thief |