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穿

chuān
to bore through; to pierce; to perforate
Radical: 穴 Strokes: 9 HSK 1
Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common
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Character Decomposition
穿=穴+牙
Etymology
tooth
Meanings
to bore through; to pierce; to perforate
to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)
to thread; to string together
to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.)
verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion
chuān
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Words with 穿 121 total
to penetrate · to pierce · to see clearly · to have an insight into洞穿dòng chuānto expose · to unmask · to see through (a lie etc)拆穿chāi chuānto cross · to traverse横穿héng chuānto try wearing clothes · fitting trial试穿shì chuānfrostbite · chilblain冻穿dòng chuānto skewer · to impale · to pierce through刺穿cì chuānfood and clothing吃穿chī chuān(of an item of clothing) practical实穿shí chuānto puncture · to lay bear or expose (lies etc)戳穿chuō chuānto prick · to puncture扎穿zhā chuānto expose · to uncover揭穿jiē chuānsee through (a person, scheme, trick etc)看穿kàn chuānto put on (clothes etc)穿上chuān shang(medicine) to puncture; to do a needle biopsy穿刺chuān cìto wear inside out (clothes)穿反chuān fǎnto put on (clothes) · to put (clothes) back on穿回chuān huíto punch a hole; to perforate · (medicine) perforation穿孔chuān kǒng(TV or movie) blooper · continuity error · (theater) to flub one's lines · unintended exposure of a body part · to be exposed (of a scheme or trick) · to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue · to blow one's cover穿帮chuān bāngto dress; to be dressed · clothing; apparel穿戴chuān dàito insert · to take turns, alternate · to interweave · to interlace · subplot · interlude · episode · (military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces穿插chuān chāto mix and match; outfit coordination穿搭chuān dāto shuttle back and forth穿梭chuān suōpierce穿洞chuān dòng(of a ghost, Wi-Fi signal etc) to pass through a wall穿墙chuān qiáng
Idioms with 穿 62 total Chain
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