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窥

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to peep; to pry into

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,508 U+7AA5

How 窥 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

穴 (semantic, “hole”) + 规 (phonetic, guī)

components: 穴 规

How to remember it

peep · Heisig RSH #2356

规 regulations + 穴 hole

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 窥

WordPinyinMeaning
目不窥园 mù bù kuī yuán lit. not even peek at the garden; fig. to be absorbed in one's studies (idiom)
管窥所及 guǎn kuī suǒ jí in my humble opinion
内窥镜 nèi kuī jìng endoscope
管中窥豹 guǎn zhōng kuī bào lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
窥豹一斑 kuī bào yī bān lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom); fig. a restricted view
管窥 guǎn kuī to look at sth through a bamboo tube; to have a restricted view
窥见 kuī jiàn to catch a glimpse of
窥知 kuī zhī to find out about; to discover
窥视 kuī shì to peep at; to spy on; to peek
窥望 kuī wàng to peep; to spy on
一窥端倪 yī kuī duān ní to infer easily; to guess at a glance; to get a clue
偷窥狂 tōu kuī kuáng voyeur; peeping tom
窥探 kuī tàn to pry into or spy on; to snoop; to peep; to poke one's nose into; to peer; to get a glimp…
偷窥 tōu kuī to peep; to peek; to act as voyeur
窥豹 kuī bào lit. to see one spot on a leopard; fig. a restricted view
觑窥 qù kuī to peep at
窥伺 kuī sì to spy upon; to lie in wait for (an opportunity)