觑 (qù): to peek

Meanings

这个对手的实力不可小觑。

Zhège duìshǒu de shílì bùkě xiǎoqù.

This opponent's strength must not be underestimated.

他从门缝里觑了一眼，看外面是谁。

Tā cóng ménfèng lǐ qù le yìyǎn, kàn wàimiàn shì shéi.

He peeked through the crack in the door to see who was outside.

usage

觑 is best known in 小觑 ('to look down on, to underestimate'), nearly always negated as 不可小觑 ('not to be underestimated').

radical

见 jiàn

to see

见 ('to see') on the right is the meaning-bearing radical, making clear that 觑 is an act of looking.

phonetic

虚 xū

empty; void

虚 ('empty') on the left is the phonetic; the reading has shifted from xū to qù. A faint hook: an 'empty', furtive glance.

觑 qù