闚

To peer or peek through a restricted opening, such as a gap, crack, or partially open door. Senses involving "flashing" refer to the temporal quality of the action—a sudden, brief glimpse taken before the observer is detected or the opening closes.

Primarily transitive (to peek at or peer into an object). It occurs occasionally as an intransitive verb to describe a state of vigilance or the act of monitoring a threshold.

Unlike general verbs for seeing (視, 看), 闚 implies a restricted field of vision. Unlike 伺, which emphasizes lurking or waiting with intent, 闚 focuses on the visual act itself. While closely related to 窺, 闚 typically denotes the literal physical act of peeking through an aperture, whereas 窺 is more prone to metaphorical use (e.g., probing a situation).

Variant form U+2CBAD; no semantic shift between traditional and variant forms.