竄

cuàn

run away; revise, edit; expel

How to write 竄, stroke by stroke

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

Ideographic: A mouse 鼠 running out of its hole 穴

Made of 穴 + 鼠

亂竄luàn cuànto flee in disarray; to scatter
逃竄táo cuànto run away; to flee in disarray
奔竄bēn cuàn(of people or animals) to flee helter-skelter; to scatter; (of floodwater, an idea etc) to spread in all directions
流竄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
流竄犯liú cuàn fàncriminal at large
竄升cuàn shēngto rise rapidly; to shoot up
竄擾cuàn rǎoto invade and harass
竄改cuàn gǎito alter; to modify; to change; to tamper
竄犯cuàn fànto raid; an intrusion (of the enemy, or bandit groups)
竄稀cuàn xī(coll.) to have diarrhea
竄紅cuàn hóngto become suddenly popular; suddenly all the rage
竄訪cuàn fǎng(derog.) (of a prominent figure) to visit (another country) (used when one disapproves of the visit for political reasons)

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