忝窃 tiǎnqiè to take the liberty Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 忝 tiǎn [humble] (bound form) A polite way to express that one is unworthy of a position or honor, meaning "unworthily" or "to have the honor of... despite being undeserving".窃 竊 qiè to usurp to illegitimately occupy or seize (power, a position, etc.)