Memory phrase for the character: 窥

窥

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

Pronunciation

kuī

Explanation

Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), below: rule, regulation 规 (The husband 夫 looks 见/見 after the regulations)

Mnemonic
 
(The penetrant) The holes in the regulations need to be watched on.

Radicals

穴 cave
夫 husbandThe big 大 person with the extra 一 caring arms. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled才, bending マ,卩 or slumped 㔾 person)
见 to seeThis radical is simplified from 見, that is understood as "an eye 目 on legs 儿", expressing a "looking around".
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 Vocabulary

窥视 kuī shì  to peep at; to spy on; to peek
觑窥 qù kuī  to peep at
管窥所及 guǎn kuī suǒ jí  in my humble opinion
管窥所及 guǎn kuī suǒ jí  

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