穿 chuān

to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread

HSK 19 strokes

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穿 · 9 strokes

9 strokes

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Phonetic-semantic compound⿱穴牙

In this compound, the meaning comes from 牙 (tooth); 穴 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

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chuān guòto pass through

chuān suōto shuttle back and forth

chuān zhuóattire; clothes; dress

chuān yuèto traverse; to pass through; to cross

guàn chuānto run through

shuǐ dī shí chuāndripping water penetrates the stone (idiom)

dòng chuānfrostbite; chilblain

cì chuānto skewer; to impale; to pierce through

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