Taxonomy of meanings for 窺:　　

  • 窺 kuī (OC: khʷe MC: kʰʷiɛ) 去隨切 平 廣韻：【同闚 】
    • HOLE
        • associated action>PEEP
          • vtoNpeer into; strain to catch sight of, try to get a look at; peep through
      • =跬STEP

        Additional information about 窺

        說文解字: 【窺】，小視也。 〔小徐本無「也」。〕 从穴、規聲。 【去隓切】

          Criteria
        • PEEP

          1. Kuī 窺 refers to a strained effort towards catching sight of something without being seen oneself.

          2. Chān 覘 refers to visual peeping as well as to guessing on the basis of what has been observed.

          3. Jiàn 瞷 refers to generally observing someone or something secretly, spying on someone, but not necessarily only on one particular occasion and in one place.

          Word relations
        • Assoc: (PEEP)覘/PEEP Chān 覘 refers to visual peeping as well as to guessing on the basis of what has been observed.