窜

cuàn

run away; revise, edit; expel

How to write 窜, stroke by stroke

to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish; to amend or edit

Ideographic: Simplified form of 竄; a mouse 鼠 running out of its hole 穴

Made of 穴 + 串

乱窜luàn cuànto flee in disarray; to scatter
逃窜táo cuànto run away; to flee in disarray
奔窜bēn cuàn(of people or animals) to flee helter-skelter; to scatter; (of floodwater, an idea etc) to spread in all directions
流窜liú cuànto roam all over the place; to go into every nook and corner; to infiltrate; (of criminals, enemies etc) to be on the run; to flee and try to hide
流窜犯liú cuàn fàncriminal at large
窜升cuàn shēngto rise rapidly; to shoot up
窜扰cuàn rǎoto invade and harass
窜改cuàn gǎito alter; to modify; to change; to tamper
窜犯cuàn fànto raid; an intrusion (of the enemy, or bandit groups)
窜稀cuàn xī(coll.) to have diarrhea
窜红cuàn hóngto become suddenly popular; suddenly all the rage
窜访cuàn fǎng(derog.) (of a prominent figure) to visit (another country) (used when one disapproves of the visit for political reasons)

小偷迅速地窜入了人群。
xiǎo tōu xùn sù dì cuàn rù le rén qún 。
The thief whipped out into the crowd.