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Translingual
Han character
竊 (Kangxi radical 116, 穴+17, 22 strokes, cangjie input 十金竹木月 (JCHDB), four-corner 30927, composition ⿱穴⿰釆⿳⺊𠔿禸)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 870, character 8
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25713
- Dae Jaweon: page 1299, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2747, character 7
- Unihan data for U+7ACA
Chinese
| trad.
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竊
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| simp.
|
窃
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| alternative forms
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𫞺𫁝 historical variant𥨱 historical variant𥨵 corrupted form𢿝 ancient form 𫞺𫁝 historical variant𥨱 historical variant𥨵 corrupted form𢿝 ancient form𥩓
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Glyph origin
The current form likely derives from a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰleːd) : semantic 宀 + phonetic 䊪／𥸯 (OC *m·raːds, *m·rads, *m·raːd), as attested in the Western Han period. 宀 is later replaced with 穴, and 萬 corrupts into 廿 and 禼. Based on the corrupted form, Shuowen erroneously interprets this character as a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰleːd) : semantic 穴 (“cave; hole”) + semantic 米 (“rice”) + phonetic 廿 (OC *zid) + phonetic 禼 (OC *sed). In the current form, 廿 is omitted and 米 is replaced with 釆.
Pronunciation
Note:
- chhiat - literary;
- chhiap - vernacular (俗).
Note:
- ciab4 - Chaozhou;
- ciag4 - Shantou.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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竊
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
qiè
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Middle
Chinese
|
‹ tshet ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ˁet/
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| English
|
steal
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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竊
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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10472
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Phonetic
component
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竊
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Rime
group
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月
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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Old
Chinese
|
/*sʰleːd/
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Definitions
竊
- to steal
- thief
- to acquire illegitimately; to usurp
- secretly; stealthily
- (literary, humble) personally
- 竊以為……／窃以为…… ― qiè yǐwèi...... ― I personally think that...
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
偷 (“to steal”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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偷, 盜, 竊
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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偷, 偷竊, 偷盜, 盜竊, 竊取
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
|
偷
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| Taiwan
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偷
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| Singapore
|
偷
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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偷, 鼠
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| Hong Kong
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偷, 撻, M, jam
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| Taishan
|
偷
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| Hakka
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Meixian
|
偷
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
|
撻
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
偷
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
偷
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
偷
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
偷
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
偷提
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
偷提
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| Quanzhou
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偷提
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| Zhangzhou
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偷提
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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偷提
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| Shantou
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偷
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Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
竊
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 窃)
- to steal (“nusumu” reading)
- secret; hushed, quietly (“hisoka” reading)
Readings
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 竊 (MC tshet).
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
竊 (eumhun 훔칠 절 (humchil jeol))
- Hanja form? of 절 (“to steal”).
Compounds
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
竊: Hán Nôm readings: thiết
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