懂中文 Dong Chinese

窥

kuī

peep

Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 规 represents the sound. Simplified form of 窺.

Components
穴 meaning component

穴  Meaning component

xué

  

cave

规 sound component

规  Sound component

guī

  

rules

Evolution

窥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
窥 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
窥 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

窥 (窺) 

kuī

peep, watch, spy on, pry; to peep; to pry into

窥 (闚) 

kuī

variant of 窺|窥[kuī]

Most common words with 窥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

偷窥

to peep

窥

to peep

窥视

to peep at

窥探

to snoop

内窥镜

endoscope