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qiè Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiè | qie4
English translation
to steal; thief; secret, stealthy

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About qiè

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Number of strokes

22

Traditional form

qiè

Contains the radical

xué

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

Termites  xiè taking grain  to their nest xué

Etymology of qiè

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

xué 米禼

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xué represents the meaning and qiē represents the sound. Simplified form of qiè .

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Words with qiè

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
盗窃 dàoqiè to steal盜竊
qiè to steal qiè
偷窃 tōu qiè to steal偷竊
窃听器 qiè tīng qì bug竊聽器
窃听 qiè tīng to eavesdrop竊聽
窃取 qiè qǔ to steal竊取
失窃 shī qiè to lose by theft失竊
窃贼 qiè zéi thief竊賊
剽窃 piāo qiè to plunder剽竊
行窃 xíng qiè to steal行竊
扒窃 pá qiè to steal扒竊
窃喜 qiè xǐ to be secretly delighted竊喜
窃窃私语 qiè qiè sī yǔ to whisper竊竊私語
窃笑 qiè xiào to snigger竊笑
窃窃 qiè qiè privately竊竊
窃据 qiè jù to usurp竊據
惯窃 guàn qiè habitual thief慣竊
偷香窃玉 tōu xiāng qiè yù secret illicit sex偷香竊玉
篡窃 cuàn qiè to usurp篡竊

qiè Decomposition & Compounds

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