Chinese symbol for “peek”

偷看

tōu kàn

to peep; to peek; to steal a glance

The closest CC-CEDICT match for peek is 偷看 (tōu kàn), defined as: to peep; to peek; to steal a glance.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

偷 tōu

to steal; burglar, thief

radical 9 ⼈ · 11 strokes

看 kàn

to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize

radical 109 ⽬ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “peek”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
偷窥 (偷窺)	tōu kuī	to peep; to peek
覗	sī	peek
窥视 (窺視)	kuī shì	to peep at; to spy on

Related words

Other words that share a character with 偷看.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
偷偷	tōu tōu	stealthily; secretly
小偷	xiǎo tōu	thief
偷拍	tōu pāi	to photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent
偷窃 (偷竊)	tōu qiè	to steal; to pilfer
偷袭 (偷襲)	tōu xí	to mount a sneak attack; to raid
看到	kàn dào	to see
看看	kàn kan	to take a look at; to examine
看见 (看見)	kàn jiàn	to see; to catch sight of

See also: Japanese symbol for “peek”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.