窜扰
cuàn​rǎo

invade and harass

窜 cuàn run away Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 串 represents the sound. Simplified form of 竄.

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave
串
串 Sound component
chuàn string

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

蹿撺镩

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扰 rǎo disturb Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 憂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 擾.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

尤
尤 Simplified component
yóu especially

Shorthand for the phonetic 憂 component in the traditional character 擾.

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漢語多功能字庫
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竄 cuàn run away Traditional

Depicts a mouse (鼠) scurrying out of a hole (穴).

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave
鼠
鼠 Meaning component
shǔ rat

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

攛躥

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttshwanH[tsʰ]ˤo[n]-s hide; flee

說文解字

《說文》：“竄，墜也。从鼠在穴中。”

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

擾 rǎo disturb Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 憂 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

憂
憂 Sound component
yōu sad

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnjiwʔ
Unicodenjiɛ̌u

說文解字

《說文》：“，煩也。从手，夒聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)