流窜

流竄

liúcuàn

verb #33,214

Meanings

1 to roam / move around evading capture
2 (of criminals or fugitives) to be on the run
3 to flee from place to place

Characters

to scurry; flee

Examples

嫌疑人在多个省份流窜作案。

Xiányírén zài duō gè shěngfèn liúcuàn zuò'àn.

The suspect went on a crime spree across multiple provinces.

敌军被打散后四处流窜。

Díjūn bèi dǎsàn hòu sìchù liúcuàn.

After being scattered, the enemy troops fled in all directions.

Tips

register

Strongly negative — 流窜 implies criminal or hostile movement ("on the run"), not innocent travel. News headlines use it for fugitives, escaped convicts, and routed enemies.

memory

流 = to flow + 窜 = to scurry / flee (note 鼠 "rat" hidden inside 窜) → "flowing-scurrying" like a rat on the run.

Stroke Order

流 liú

窜 cuàn