窜 - cuàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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18 strokes
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竄 (窜)

cuàn

Definition

to flee
to scuttle
to exile or banish
to amend or edit

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

躥

cuān

to leap up; (coll.) to gush out; to spurt out

攛

cuān

rush; stir up; throw; fling; hurry; rage

Related words (14)

竄升

cuàn shēng

to rise rapidly; to shoot up

to invade and harass

to alter; to modify; to change; to tamper

竄犯

cuàn fàn

to raid; an intrusion (of the enemy, or bandit groups)

竄紅

cuàn hóng

to become suddenly popular; suddenly all the rage

竄踞

cuàn jù

to flee in disorder and encamp somewhere

竄逃

cuàn táo

to flee in disorder; to scurry off

亂竄

luàn cuàn

to flee in disarray; to scatter

流竄

liú cuàn

to flee in all directions; to scatter and run away

點竄

diǎn cuàn

to reword; to edit a text

逃竄

táo cuàn

to run away; to flee in disarray

鼠竄

shǔ cuàn

to scamper off; to scurry off like a frightened rat

流竄犯

liú cuàn fàn

criminal that commits crimes here and there and escapes thereafter

逃竄無蹤

táo cuàn wú zōng

to disperse and flee, leaving no trace

Idioms (1)

抱頭鼠竄

bào tóu shǔ cuàn

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously

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