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盗窃

Traditional: 盜竊

dào qiè

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

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dào qiè · dou6 sit3 (Jyutping)

  1. to steal

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

盗

Meaning
rob, steal; thief, bandit
Radical
皿
Strokes
11
Components
⿱次皿
Cangjie
IOBT
Four-corner
3710.7

窃

Meaning
secretly, stealthily; steal; thief
Radical
穴
Strokes
9
Components
⿱穴切
Cangjie
JCPSH
Four-corner
3072.7

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