Chinese symbol for “burglary”
撬窃
qiào qiè
Traditional: 撬竊
burglary; house-breaking
The closest CC-CEDICT match for burglary is 撬窃 (qiào qiè), defined as: burglary; house-breaking.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 撬窃.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撬动 (撬動) | qiào dòng | to shift sth with a crowbar etc; (fig.) to influence by applying leverage |
| 撬开 (撬開) | qiào kāi | to pry open; to lever open |
| 撬棍 | qiào gùn | crowbar |
| 撬锁 (撬鎖) | qiào suǒ | to pick a lock; to force a lock |
| 撬门 (撬門) | qiào mén | to break in; to force a door |
| 撬杠 (撬槓) | qiào gàng | crowbar |
| 盗窃 (盜竊) | dào qiè | to steal |
| 窃取 (竊取) | qiè qǔ | to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “burglary”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.