cuàn

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

窜 means to flee in disorder; to scurry about; to exile; to expel; to banish. Pronounced cuàn. HSK 7-9.

  • to flee in disorder; to scurry about
  • to exile; to expel; to banish
  • to alter; to tamper with text

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

féi
men
bèi
jǐng
chá
zhuī
bào
tóu
shǔ
cuàn
 

The bandits fled in disorder when chased by the police.

Hóng
shuǐ
lái
le
 
shòu
dōu
cuàn
dào
le
gāo
chù
 

The flood came, and all the wild animals scurried to higher ground.

Liú
cuàn
de
dǎi
zhōng
bèi
jǐng
fāng
zhuā
huò
le
 

The wandering bandits were finally caught by the police.

zhuǎn
yǎn
de
gōng
fu
 
xiǎo
māo
jiù
cuàn
dào
le
shù
shàng
 

In the blink of an eye, the kitten scurried up the tree.

Fàng
xué
shàng
 
xiǎo
hái
cuàn
jìn
le
xiǎo
xiàng
 

On the way home from school, several kids darted into the alley.