窃 = 穴 + 切

窃 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “secretly”. It is built from 穴 (cave) and 切 (cut).

Keyword: secretly
Pinyin (Mandarin): qiè
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: secretly, stealthily, скрытно, тайно, stealthily
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 窃 stealth

Decomposition

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穴 cave
切 cut

How to find 窃 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cave” + “cut”. 窃 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 窃 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.