穿 chuān

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Traditional form

穿 chuān

Contains the radical

穴 xué

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

tooth

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱穴牙

Semantic compound

牙 yá

Phonetic compound

穴 xué

Explanation

Based on the meaning "to pierce through". Meaning later extended to "to thread", "to string together", and "to wear".

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方向盘 fāng xiàng pán 从 Cóng 我 wǒ 冻僵 dòng jiāng 的 de 手里 shǒu lǐ 滑脱, 汽车 qì chē 便 biàn 横 héng 着 zhāo 穿 chuān 过 Guò 了 le 马路 mǎ lù .

The wheel slipped from my frozen hand, and the car went right across the road.

她 tā 穿 chuān 得 dé 单薄 dān bó 所以 suǒyǐ 觉得 juéde 冷 Lěng .

She felt cold in her flimsy dress.

你 nǐ 穿着 chuān zhuó 那 Nā 件 jiàn 厚 hòu 毛衣 máo yī 一定 yīdìng 很 hěn 热 rè 吧 bā .

You must be boiling in that thick sweater.

现在 xiànzài 的 de 衣服 yīfu 好像 hǎoxiàng 很快就 jiù 穿 chuān 破 pò 了 le .

Clothing seems to wear out in no time nowadays.

她 tā 穿针引线 chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn 时 shí ,总是 zǒngshì 眯眼蹙 cù 额 é .

She frowns when she's putting thread into a needle.

Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 穿 chuān in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
穿 chuān	to wear	穿 chuān
穿过 chuān guò	to pass through	穿過
穿越 chuānyuè	to pass through	穿越 chuānyuè
穿上 chuān shang	to put on (clothes etc)	穿上 chuān shang
穿着 chuān zhuó	attire	穿著
贯穿 guàn chuān	to run through	貫穿
穿衣 chuān yī	clothing	穿衣 chuān yī
穿梭 chuān suō	to shuttle	穿梭 chuān suō
穿刺 chuān cì	puncture	穿刺 chuān cì
穿透 chuān tòu	to penetrate	穿透 chuān tòu
看穿 kàn chuān	see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)	看穿 kàn chuān
揭穿 jiē chuān	to expose	揭穿 jiē chuān
穿孔 chuān kǒng	to perforate	穿孔 chuān kǒng
穿行 chuān xíng	to go through	穿行 chuān xíng
穿戴 chuān dài	to dress	穿戴 chuān dài
横穿 héng chuān	to cross	橫穿
穿插 chuān chā	to insert	穿插 chuān chā
试穿 shì chuān	fitting trial	試穿
拆穿 chāi chuān	to expose	拆穿 chāi chuān
戳穿 chuō chuān	to puncture	戳穿 chuō chuān
刺穿 cì chuān	to skewer	刺穿 cì chuān
吃穿 chī chuān	food and clothing	吃穿 chī chuān
洞穿 dòng chuān	to penetrate	洞穿 dòng chuān
穿针引线 chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn	lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between	穿針引線