Radical
Strokes
9
Residual strokes
4
Mandarin
qiè
Teochew

Glyph

Radical
Residual strokes
4 strokes
Strokes
9 strokes
Mandarin
qiè

Definitions by reading

cieb4
Mandarin equivalent qiè
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng ciab4 Chenghai ciag4 Jieyang ciab4 Raoping ciab4 Shantou ciag4
①偷,用不合法、不正当的手段取得:偷~。盗~犯。~据。~国大盗。
②暗中,偷偷地:~听。~取。~探。
③私自,私下,旧时谦称自己:~谓。~以为不妥。
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English meaning

secretly, stealthily; steal; thief

GuangyunPhonological reconstruction

1
清母 四等 開口 先韵 入声 千結切
Reconstruction:
Original

盜也,又淺也。