CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- chuan1
- English meanings
- to wear, to put on, to dress, to bore through, to pierce, to perforate, to penetrate, to pass through, to thread
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 穴; bottom 牙.
Meaning & sound clues
牙 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “tooth”.
穴 is identified as the sound component (xué). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 穿.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
bunch
teach
asthma
river; Sichuan
error; misfortune
bow
Example sentences
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- 01
jīntiān今天chuān穿de得nuǎnhuo暖和diǎn点。
Dress warmly today.
- 02
tā她chuān穿le了yī一jiàn件hóng红yīfu衣服。
She is wearing a red dress.
- 03
Put your shoes on before going out.
- 04
zhè这jiàn件yīfu衣服tài太xiǎo小，wǒ我chuān穿bù不xià下。
This shirt is too small; I can't wear it.
- 05
He likes wearing jeans.
- 06
wǎnshang晚上lěng冷，duō多chuān穿yī一jiàn件。
It's cold at night; put on one more layer.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 穿上
- 穿小鞋
- 穿着
- 穿越
- 穿过
- 贯穿