蹿 meaning and stroke order
To jump, to leap; to gush, to spurt
How to write 蹿, stroke by stroke
19 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 蹿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to leap up
- (coll.) to gush out; to spurt out
How 蹿 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Foot.
足 gives the meaning and 窜 hints at the sound.
Radical: 足 (foot), shared by 119 characters on this site.
How to remember 蹿
The foot radical 足 on the left shows the legs pushing off, and 窜 (cuàn) on the right gives the sound. Picture a foot suddenly bursting out the way something 窜 flees, and you get a quick leap upward.
蹿 (cuān) is a colloquial verb for a sudden, fast upward or outward movement. It can describe a person or animal jumping, a child shooting up in height, or flames and liquid spurting out. Example: 猫一下子蹿到了桌子上。(Māo yíxiàzi cuān dào le zhuōzi shang.) The cat leapt onto the table in one jump.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 蹿 (cuān, first tone) with its phonetic part 窜 (cuàn, fourth tone), which means to flee or scurry. Use the foot radical 足 and the first tone when you mean leaping up or spurting.
Questions about 蹿
How many strokes are in 蹿?
蹿 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蹿 mean?
蹿 (cuān) means to jump, to leap; to gush, to spurt.
How do you pronounce 蹿?
蹿 is pronounced cuān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 蹿?
The radical of 蹿 is 足, which carries the idea of "foot". Dictionaries list 蹿 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 蹿?
The traditional form of 蹿 is 躥. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 蹿 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
How is 蹿 used to talk about children growing?
People say a child 蹿个子 (cuān gèzi) or 往上蹿 (wǎng shàng cuān) to mean the child is shooting up in height quickly. It is casual, spoken Chinese.
Can 蹿 describe fire or liquid?
Yes. In colloquial speech it describes things spurting or shooting out, as in 火苗往上蹿 (huǒmiáo wǎng shàng cuān), the flames shot upward, or 鼻血蹿出来了 (bíxuè cuān chūlai le), the nosebleed gushed out.