Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 規 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (窺)
Simplified (窥)
Notes
Sign in to add your own note
Historical Evolution
窥
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
窥
Regular
Modern
Chinese
窥 / 窺 [kuī]
to peep; to pry into
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
窺 うかがい
Ukagai surname
CHINESE WORDS (16)
偷窥 [tōukuī] #7,749
to peep
窥视 [kuīshì] #16,702
to peep at
窥探 [kuītàn] #15,039
to pry into or spy on
内窥镜 [nèikuījìng] #28,537
endoscope
窥伺 [kuīsì] #46,486
to spy upon
管窥 [guǎnkuī] #52,315
to look at sth through a bamboo tube
管中窥豹 [guǎnzhōngkuībào] #55,960
lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
窥望 [kuīwàng] #68,979
to peep
窥豹一斑 [kuībàoyībān] #67,991
lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom); fig. a restricted view
一窥端倪 [yīkuīduānní]
to infer easily
6 more
items
JAPANESE WORDS (12)
⭐ 覗く [のぞく] #1,982
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
窺う [うかがう] #3,450
to peep (through)
うかがい知る [うかがいしる] #26,924
to infer
隙をうかがう [すきをうかがう] #35,636
to watch for an unguarded moment
機会をうかがう [きかいをうかがう] #39,969
to wait for one's chance
チャンスを窺う [チャンスをうかがう] #68,220
to wait for an opportunity
寝息をうかがう [ねいきをうかがう] #125,510
to make sure someone is asleep
窺知 [きち] #188,991
inference
鼻息をうかがう [はないきをうかがう] #192,802
to sound out a person's feelings
機をうかがう [きをうかがう]
to wait for one's chance
2 more
items