蹿

躥
cuān
窜 + 𧾷

Definitions

cuān to leap up; (coll.) to gush out; to spurt out

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 窜 represents the sound. Simplified form of 躥.

Semantic: 足 Phonetic: 窜

About

The character 蹿 is a vivid verb describing sudden upward leaps or rapid forward springs. Structurally, it is a phono-semantic compound. The left component, the foot radical 足, sets the semantic field of leg-based movement and physical agility. The right component is the character 窜 (cuàn), from the traditional form 竄, which provides the pronunciation and contributes its own sense of fleeing or scurrying, reinforcing the notion of quick, abrupt motion. The character effectively conveys the explosive kinetic energy of an animal pouncing or a person making a rapid vertical jump, and it remains a common, expressive term in modern Chinese for sudden physical propulsion.

Example Sentences Hide

那只兔子蹿得很快。

Nà zhī tùzi cuān de hěn kuài.

That rabbit dashes very quickly.

猴子在树上蹿来蹿去。

Hóuzi zài shù shàng cuān lái cuān qù.

The monkey jumps around in the tree.

他看到狗就蹿进了屋子。

Tā kàn dào gǒu jiù cuān jìn le wūzi.

He dashed into the house when he saw the dog.

这位歌手突然蹿红了。

Zhè wèi gēshǒu tūrán cuān hóng le.

This singer suddenly became popular.

股价在短短几天内蹿升了百分之十。

Gǔjià zài duǎnduǎn jǐ tiān nèi cuān shēng le bǎi fēn zhī shí.

The stock price soared by ten percent in just a few days.

小猫从草丛里蹿出来，吓了我一跳。

Xiǎo māo cóng cǎocóng lǐ cuān chūlái, xià le wǒ yī tiào.

The kitten dashed out from the grass, startling me.

受惊的鹿群蹿过公路，消失在森林中。

Shòu jīng de lù qún cuān guò gōnglù, xiāoshī zài sēnlín zhōng.

The frightened deer herd dashed across the road and disappeared into the forest.

在危机中，这家公司的市场份额却逆势蹿升。

Zài wēijī zhōng, zhè jiā gōngsī de shìchǎng fèn'é què nì shì cuān shēng.

During the crisis, this company's market share soared against the trend.

Related Characters

Component: 窜

撺 镩

Component: 𧾷

路 跟 跑 跳 距 跃 踪 践 跌 踏 跨 跪 踢 躁

Example Words

蹿红 蹿升 蹿稀