Memory phrase for the character: 窃

窃

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Meaning

to steal, secretly

Pronunciation

qiè

Explanation

 Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), below: cut 切 (with seven 七 swords 刀)

Mnemonic
 
A hole was cut to steal.

Radicals

穴 caveIt is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into this hole or cave.
切 to cut, to slice




 Vocabulary

盗窃 dào qiè  to steal
窃取 qiè qǔ  to steal; to seize
窃据 qiè jù  to usurp; to claim unjustly; to expropriate
窃据 qiè jù  

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