Chinese symbol for “theft”
窃盗
qiè dào
Traditional: 竊盜
theft; to steal
The closest CC-CEDICT match for theft is 窃盗 (qiè dào), defined as: theft; to steal.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 窃盗.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盗窃 (盜竊) | dào qiè | to steal |
| 窃取 (竊取) | qiè qǔ | to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc) |
| 偷窃 (偷竊) | tōu qiè | to steal; to pilfer |
| 窃听 (竊聽) | qiè tīng | to eavesdrop; to wiretap |
| 剽窃 (剽竊) | piāo qiè | to plunder; to plagiarize |
| 窃贼 (竊賊) | qiè zéi | thief |
| 海盗 (海盜) | hǎi dào | pirate |
| 强盗 (強盜) | qiáng dào | to rob (with force); bandit |
See also: Japanese symbol for “theft”.
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.