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窃
竊
qiè
1. to steal
2. secretly
3. (humble) I
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

窃
qiè
to steal; thief; secret, stealthy
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

偷窃
tōuqiè
to steal
剽窃
piāoqiè
pirate
失窃
shīqiè
to lose by theft
惯窃
guànqiè
habitual thief
扒窃
páqiè
to steal
撬窃
qiàoqiè
burglary
攘窃
rǎngqiè
to usurp
盗窃
dàoqiè
to steal
HSK 6
窃取
qièqǔ
to steal
窃喜
qièxǐ
to be secretly delighted
窃嫌
qièxián
suspected thief (Tw)
窃据
qièjù
to usurp
窃权
qièquán
to usurp authority
窃盗
qièdào
burglar
窃窃
qièqiè
privately
窃笑
qièxiào
to snigger
窃听
qiètīng
to eavesdrop
窃贼
qièzéi
thief
篡窃
cuànqiè
to usurp
行窃
xíngqiè
to steal

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,102
Word Frequency Rank
2,824 of 84,292

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