窥伺
kuī​sì

lie in wait

窥 kuī peep Simplified

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

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave
规
规 Sound component
guī rules

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

伺 cì serve

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 司 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

司
司 Sound component
sī take charge of

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangslɯ
slɯs
Unicodesiə̀

說文解字

𠊱望也。从人司聲。自低已下六字，从人，皆後人所加。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

窺 peep Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 規 represents the sound.

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave
規
規 Sound component
guī rules

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkhjwiekʷʰepry, spy (v.)
Zhengzhangkʰʷel
Unicodekiuɛ

說文解字

小視也。从穴規聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)