懂中文 Dong Chinese

窜

cuàn

run away

Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 串 represents the sound. Simplified form of 竄.

Components
穴 meaning component

穴  Meaning component

xué

  

cave

串 sound component

串  Sound component

chuàn

  

string

Evolution

窜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
窜 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
窜 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

窜 (竄) 

cuàn

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

Most common words with 窜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

窜

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 3 characters (0 verified)

蹿 撺 镩