窃

qiè

“To steal” in Chinese is 窃 (qiè).

Other characters with the syllable qie: see all 4 →

Meaning

to steal
secretly
(humble) I

Example

警察起诉他盗窃。

The police accused him of theft.

From 盗窃 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 窃

盗窃dàoqièto stealHSK 7-9 窃取qièqǔto steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)HSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

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