to steal, secretly
Animated Stroke Order 窃
Stroke Order Diagrams 窃

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HSK Vocabulary: 窃
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 窃 is used in context
1
qiè窃
zéi贼
zuó昨
wǎn晚
tōu偷
zǒu走
le了
zhū珠
bǎo宝
。
The thief stole the jewelry last night.
2
jǐng警
fāng方
fā发
xiàn现
le了
qiè窃
tīng听
shè设
bèi备
。
The police discovered eavesdropping equipment.
3
hēi黑
kè客
shì试
tú图
qiè窃
qǔ取
yín银
háng行
shù数
jù据
。
Hackers attempted to steal bank data.
4
tā他
tōu偷
le了
qián钱
,
zhè这
shì是
dào盗
qiè窃
。
He stole money, which is theft.
5
shāng商
diàn店
lǐ里
fā发
shēng生
le了
dào盗
qiè窃
àn案
,
jǐng警
chá察
zhèng正
zài在
diào调
chá查
。
A theft occurred in the store, and the police are investigating.
6
dào盗
qiè窃
tā他
rén人
cái财
wù物
shì是
wéi违
fǎ法
xíng行
wéi为
,
huì会
shòu受
dào到
fǎ法
lǜ律
chéng惩
fá罚
。
Stealing others' property is illegal and will be punished by law.
7
tā他
qiè窃
qǔ取
le了
bié别
rén人
de的
qián钱
bāo包
。
He stole someone else's wallet.
8
xiǎo小
tōu偷
qiè窃
qǔ取
le了
shāng商
diàn店
lǐ里
de的
guì贵
zhòng重
wù物
pǐn品
。
The thief stole valuable items from the store.
9
hēi黑
kè客
shì试
tú图
qiè窃
qǔ取
gōng公
sī司
de的
jī机
mì密
shù数
jù据
。
The hacker attempted to steal the company's confidential data.
Information
Traditional竊
Radical穴
Strokes9
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2666
Zhuyinㄑㄧㄝˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+7A83
CangjieJCHDB
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