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觑

qù

Character Traditional 覷

What 觑 means

1. to spy
2. watch for

Example sentences

• 这一点不容小觑。
  Zhèyīdiǎn bù róng xiǎoqù.
  That is not to be underestimated.

Words starting with 觑

• 觑合qù héto squint
• 觑步qù bùto spy on
• 觑窥qù kuīto peep at
• 觑糊qù huto squint
• 觑视qù shìto look; to gaze
• 觑机会qù jī huìto watch for an opportunity
• 觑着眼qù zhe yǎnto narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention
• 觑觑眼qù qù yǎnmyopia; nearsightedness; shortsightedness
• 觑忽qù huvariant of 觑糊

Words containing 觑

• 面面相觑miàn miàn xiāng qùto look at each other in dismay (idiom)
• 小觑xiǎo qùto despise; to have contempt for
• 相觑xiāng qùto look at each other
• 不容小觑bù róng xiǎo qù(idiom) not to be underestimated; not to be taken lightly
• 四目相觑sì mù xiāng qùsee 四目相对

Characters built on 虚

These share the phonetic component 虚 (xū), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 嘘xūto exhale slowly; to hiss; hush!
• 墟xūruins; (literary) village; variant of 圩
• 歔xūto snort

Characters that look like 觑

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 额éforehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount
• 颜yáncolor; face; countenance
• 糕gāocake
• 毅yìfirm and resolute; staunch
• 觐jìn(history) to have an audience with the Emperor
• 颞nièbones of the temple (on the human head); see 颞颥, temple

Sounds the same

Read qù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 去to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last
• 趣interesting; to interest
• 阒quiet; to live alone
• 耝to plow; (ancient place name)
• 麮porridge
• 刞old variant of 耝
• 厺old variant of 去
• 覰variant of 觑