cuàn

run away

Depicts a mouse () scurrying out of a hole ().

Components
穴 meaning component

  Meaning component

xué

  

cave

鼠 meaning component

  Meaning component

shǔ

  

rat

Evolution

竄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
竄 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
竄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

cuàn

run away; revise, edit; expel; to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish; to amend or edit

Most common words with 竄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to flee

逃窜

to run away

流窜

to infiltrate

窜逃

to scurry off

窜改

to alter

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)