瞥
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piē · to take a fleeting glance at

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

目Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 瞥 sits in each complete thought.

Tā piē le nàge nǚ hái yì yǎn.他瞥了那个女孩一眼。

He took a glance at the girl.

Source: Tatoeba #1950509 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ piē le yì yǎn jiù yí kāi mù guāng le.汤姆瞥了一眼就移开目光了。

Tom glanced away.

Source: Tatoeba #5091154 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ piē le qiáng shàng de biǎo yì yǎn.湯姆瞥了墻上的錶一眼。

Tom glanced at the clock on the wall.

Source: Tatoeba #6111988 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ hé mǎ lì xiàng zuǒ piē le yì yǎn.汤姆和玛丽向左瞥了一眼。

Tom and Mary glanced to their left.

Source: Tatoeba #8605829 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā xùn sù piē le yì yǎn zá zhì.他迅速瞥了一眼杂志。

He took a quick look at the magazine.

Source: Tatoeba #343734 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ cóng huǒ jū jū chuāng piē jiàn le fù shì shān.我從火車車窗瞥見了富士山。

I caught a glimpse of Mt. Fuji from the window of the train.

Source: Tatoeba #13575859 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 瞥 in context

  1. Say piē, then recall the core meaning: to take a fleeting glance at.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 一瞥 (yī piē), meaning “glance”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 瞥 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.