闚

Information about character(s)

Radical: 門
Radical Strokes: 8
Additional Strokes: 11
Total Strokes: 19

Pronunciation

Pinyin: kuī
Cantonese: kwai1
JapaneseKun: UKAGAU
JapaneseOn: KI
Korean: KYU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: flash; flashing; steal look

CE-Dict: peep/pry into

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《門部》闚閃也。从門規聲。

康熙字典文字版 【戌集上】【門字部】闚
【唐韻】去隨切【集韻】【韻會】缺規切，𠀤音恢。【說文】閃也。謂傾頭門中視也。从門，規，意兼聲。【廣韻】小視。【集韻】窺，通作闚。【易·觀卦】闚觀，利女貞。【註】所見者狹，故曰闚觀。【疏】闚竊而觀也。又【豐卦】闚其戸。【疏】闚視其戸也。【禮·禮運】其餘鳥獸之卵胎皆可俯而闚也。【史記·刺客傳】闚以重利。【後漢·李固傳】秦人不敢闚兵于西河。　又同窺。【列子·黃帝篇】夫至人者，上闚靑天。【釋文】同窺。　又【集韻】窺睡切，音觖。義同。

Han-De-Dict: piepsen, gucken (u.E.)