窃
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to steal; secretly; (humble) I
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 穴 +4
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 窃
- Common rank
- #1,981
- Unicode
- U+7A83
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Formation & memory
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Words with 窃
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窃蛋龙 | oviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur) | |
| 窃听器 | tapping device; bug | |
| 偷香窃玉 | lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering; secret illicit sex | |
| 行窃 | to steal; to commit a robbery | |
| 窃国者侯，窃钩者诛 | 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 | steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom,… | |
| 窃声 | in a whisper; in stealthy tones | |
| 失窃 | to lose by theft; to have one's property stolen | |
| 窃权 | to usurp authority; to hold power improperly | |
| 窃密 | to steal secret information | |
| 窃窃私语 | (idiom) to whisper; to speak in whispers | |
| 窃取 | to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc) | |
| 身份盗窃 | identity theft | |
| 窃笑 | to snigger; to titter | |
| 窃喜 | to be secretly delighted | |
| 窃听 | to eavesdrop; to wiretap | |
| 窃窃私议 | (idiom) to discuss sth quietly in private | |
| 窃据 | to usurp; to claim unjustly; to expropriate | |
| 偷窃 | to steal; to pilfer | |
| 窃贼 | thief |
Sound family
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