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窜
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scurry

HSK 10
Human →Actions →Movement
cuàn
ザン、サン
かく.れる、のが.れる
찬
Depicts a mouse (鼠) scurrying out of a hole (穴).
Components
Traditional (竄)
穴 hole+ 鼠 mouse =
竄 scurry
穴 Meaning component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
鼠 Meaning component
shǔ mouse
rat, mouse
Simplified (窜)
穴 hole+ 串 string together =
窜 run away
穴 Meaning component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
串 Phonetic component
chuàn string together
string
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Notes
Similar Characters
奂 numerous (simp)奐 be numerous (trad)突 abruptly (jp)罙 deep (iii)屄 the vagina帘 flag (simp)穵 deep hollow究 research穷 destitute (simp)穸 the gloom of穹 high and vast空 empty穿 pass through窀 to bury窃 pilfer (jp)窄 strait窅 far窆 to put a窈 secluded窍 opening (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
竄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
窜 / 竄 [cuàn]
to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish; to amend or edit
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (15)
逃窜 [táo​cuàn] #20,924
to run away
流窜 [liú​cuàn] #33,214
to roam all over the place
窜逃 [cuàn​táo] #53,652
to flee in disorder
窜改 [cuàn​gǎi] #63,476
to alter
抱头鼠窜 [bào​tóu​shǔ​cuàn] #48,890
to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
窜扰 [cuàn​rǎo] #53,736
to invade and harass
窜犯 [cuàn​fàn] #54,159
to raid
流窜犯 [liú​cuàn​fàn] #57,827
criminal at large
鼠窜 [shǔ​cuàn] #60,903
to scamper off
窜踞 [cuàn​jù] #73,616
to flee in disorder and encamp somewhere
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JAPANESE WORDS (7)
⭐ 改ざん [かいざん] #23,085
alteration
流竄 [りゅうざん] #161,773
banishment
遯竄 [とんざん] #233,034
fleeing into hiding
逃竄 [とうざん] #254,516
act of fleeing into hiding
竄入 [ざんにゅう]
taking refuge (in)
竄する [ざんする]
to exile
竄匿 [ざんとく]
diving under cover and hiding