穿(chuān)

HSK 19 strokes

to wear

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Character information

Pinyin
chuān
Meaning
to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 穿 comes from and how its parts fit together.

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.

Made of

穴xué牙yá

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 穿 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 穿

Common words using 穿 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chuān穿shàng上
HSK 4

to put on (clothes etc)

Open 穿上 page →
chuān穿zhe着
HSK 7-9

attire; clothes; dress

Open 穿着 page →
dòng冻chuān穿

frostbite; chilblain

Open 冻穿 page →
cì刺chuān穿

to skewer; to impale; to pierce through

Open 刺穿 page →
chī吃chuān穿

food and clothing

Open 吃穿 page →
yǐn引xiàn线chuān穿zhēn针

to thread a needle

Open 引线穿针 page →
chuō戳chuān穿

to puncture

Open 戳穿 page →
hù户xiàn限wéi为chuān穿

to have an endless stream of visitors (idiom)

Open 户限为穿 page →

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一七三上下不东两

From 穿’s common words

上着冻刺吃引线针

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