Character

窜

cuàn

窜 cuàn

1. to flee in disorder; to scurry about (of bandits, enemy troops, animals, etc.)
2. to alter; to delete and revise (text)
3. (lit.) to exile; to banish

Words using 窜 as cuàn (0)

Structure & writing

窜 cuàn — to flee in disorder; to scurry about (of bandits, enemy troops, animals, etc.)

窜 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 穴 xué — cave; pit or hole in the ground or a structure

穴 is a component in 20 characters

HSK 1

穿 chuān to pierce; to penetrate through

HSK 3

空 kōng empty; hollow; impractical 突 tū chimney or smoke outlet beside an ancient stove

HSK 4

究 jiū to investigate thoroughly; to trace 窗 chuāng window (opening in a wall for air and light)

HSK 5

穷 qióng poor, impoverished (opposite of 富) 窄 zhǎi narrow; not wide (opposite of 宽)

HSK 6

挖 wā to dig (into the ground to form a pit, trench, etc.)

HSK 7

帘 lián curtain or screen made of cloth, bamboo, reed, etc. 窃 qiè to steal; to pilfer 窍 qiào hole or orifice, esp. of the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose 窑 yáo kiln for firing bricks, tiles, or ceramics 窒 zhì to obstruct; to choke; to suffocate

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窘 jiǒng destitute; impoverished 窜 cuàn to flee in disorder; to scurry about (of bandits, enemy troops, animals, etc.) 窝 wō nest or den of birds, animals, or insects 窟 kū cave; cavern 窥 kuī to peep; to spy on secretly 窿 long (dial.) coal mine tunnel 邃 suì deep and distant (of time or space)

2 串 chuàn — to thread or string things together

串 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 6

患 huàn calamity; disaster

HSK 7

窜 cuàn to flee in disorder; to scurry about (of bandits, enemy troops, animals, etc.)

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