The police accused him of theft.
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Traditional: 竊
qiè
qiè · sit3 (Jyutping)
- to steal
- secretly
- (humble) I
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Character breakdown
窃
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
The policemen arrested the burglar.
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