穿
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
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,047 U+7A7F
How 穿 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
牙 (semantic, “tooth”) + 穴 (phonetic, xué)
How to remember it
pass through · Heisig RSH #1415
穴 hole + tusk
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 穿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 马尾穿豆腐，提不起来 | mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai | lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it; fig. let's not talk of this (pun on… |
| 天穿日 | tiān chuān rì | a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month |
| 眼成穿 | yǎn chéng chuān | to watch in anticipation (idiom) |
| 一眼看穿 | yī yǎn kàn chuān | to see through something at first glance (idiom) |
| 穿山甲 | chuān shān jiǎ | pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater |
| 穿一条裤子 | chuān yī tiáo kù zi | (of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together; to be like family; to shar… |
| 时空穿越 | shí kōng chuān yuè | time travel |
| 穿越时空 | chuān yuè shí kōng | to travel through time |
| 穿针走线 | chuān zhēn zǒu xiàn | to thread a needle |
| 穿行 | chuān xíng | to go through; to pass through; to thread one's way through |
| 穿上 | chuān shang | to put on (clothes etc) |
| 穿堂风 | chuān táng fēng | draft |
| 点穿 | diǎn chuān | to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word |
| 光脚的不怕穿鞋的 | guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de | lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom); fig. the poor, … |
| 穿反 | chuān fǎn | to wear inside out (clothes) |
| 引线穿针 | yǐn xiàn chuān zhēn | to thread a needle; (fig.) to act as a go-between |
| 穿针引线 | chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn | lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between |
| 没吃没穿 | méi chī méi chuān | to be without food or clothing (idiom); to be very poor |
| 身穿 | shēn chuān | to wear (a garment) |
| 水滴石穿 | shuǐ dī shí chuān | dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can… |