觇
chān

peek

To watch 见 and observe 占; 占 also provides the pronunciation

Components

占
占 SoundMeaning component
zhàn divine
见
见 Meaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

覘 peek Traditional

To watch 見 and observe 占; 占 also provides the pronunciation

Components

占
占 SoundMeaning component
zhàn divine
見
見 Meaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtems
tʰem

說文解字

窺也。从見占聲。《春秋傳》曰：“公使覘之，信。”

Sources

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