觑
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to spy; watch for
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 見 +11
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 覷
- Common rank
- #2,770
- Unicode
- U+89D1
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Formation & memory
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Words with 觑
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面面相觑 | to look at each other in dismay (idiom) | |
| 四目相觑 | see 四目相對|四目相对[si4 mu4 xiang1 dui4] | |
| 不容小觑 | (idiom) not to be underestimated; not to be taken lightly | |
| 觑机会 | to watch for an opportunity | |
| 觑着眼 | to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention | |
| 小觑 | to despise; to have contempt for | |
| 觑合 | to squint | |
| 相觑 | to look at each other | |
| 觑视 | to look; to gaze | |
| 觑步 | to spy on | |
| 觑觑眼 | myopia; nearsightedness; shortsightedness | |
| 觑糊 | to squint | |
| 觑忽 | variant of 覷糊|觑糊[qu4 hu5] | |
| 觑窥 | to peep at |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 虚 — compare how they read.