Usage of the character 竊

to steal
secretly
(humble) I

qièqiè

窃窃

[竊竊]

privately
secretly
unobtrusively

páqiè

扒窃

[扒竊]

to steal
to pick pockets
to frisk

qiètīng

窃听

[竊聽]

to eavesdrop
to wiretap

qièquán

窃权

[竊權]

to usurp authority
to hold power improperly

qièqǔ

窃取

[竊取]

to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)

qièjù

窃据

[竊據]

to usurp
to claim unjustly
to expropriate

qièxiào

窃笑

[竊笑]

to snigger
to titter

qièdào

窃盗

[竊盜]

theft
to steal

qiàoqiè

撬窃

[撬竊]

burglary
house-breaking

guànqiè

惯窃

[慣竊]

habitual thief

qièzéi

窃贼

[竊賊]

thief

qièshēng

窃声

[竊聲]

in a whisper
in stealthy tones

dàoqiè

盗窃

[盜竊]

to steal

tōuqiè

偷窃

[偷竊]

to steal
to pilfer

qièxǐ

窃喜

[竊喜]

to be secretly delighted

qièxián

窃嫌

[竊嫌]

suspected thief (Tw)

piāoqiè

剽窃

[剽竊]

to plunder
to plagiarize

xíngqiè

行窃

[行竊]

to steal
to commit a robbery

rǎngqiè

攘窃

[攘竊]

to usurp
to steal

qièmì

窃密

[竊密]

to steal secret information

shīqiè

失窃

[失竊]

to lose by theft
to have one's property stolen

cuànqiè

篡窃

[篡竊]

to usurp
to seize

qièdànlóng

窃蛋龙

[竊蛋龍]

oviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur)

qiètīngqì

窃听器

[竊聽器]

tapping device
bug

qièdùjiǎ

窃蠹甲

[竊蠹甲]

drugstore beetle
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

tōuxiāngqièyù

偷香窃玉

[偷香竊玉]

lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
secret illicit sex

qièqièsīyǔ

窃窃私语

[竊竊私語]

to whisper

shēnfèndàoqiè

身份盗窃

[身份盜竊]

identity theft

tiáobānqièdù

条斑窃蠹

[條斑竊蠹]

furniture beetle

qièguózhěhóu,qiègōuzhězhū

窃国者侯，窃钩者诛

[竊國者侯，竊鉤者誅]

steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ))

qiègōuzhězhū,qièguózhěhóu

窃钩者诛，窃国者侯

[竊鉤者誅，竊國者侯]

steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ))