chuān
穿

HSK 1
common
verb

Meaning of 穿

穿 means to pierce through; to puncture; to wear a hole; (used after a verb) to penetrate; to see through; to expose thoroughly. Pronounced chuān. HSK 1.

  • to pierce through; to puncture; to wear a hole
  • (used after a verb) to penetrate; to see through; to expose thoroughly
  • to pass through; to go through; to cross

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

穿

Definitions & Examples

xiǎo
xīn
zhǐ
chuān穿
le
dòng
 

He accidentally punctured a hole in the paper.

Shuǐ
shí
chuān穿
shì
xíng
róng
jiān
chí
de
liàng
 

'Dripping water wears through rock' is an idiom describing the power of persistence.

Zhè
gēn
zhēn
gòu
jiān
 
chuān穿
tòu
zhè
kuài
 

This needle isn't sharp enough to pierce through this piece of leather.

dàn
chuān穿
guò
le
qiáng
 

The bullet pierced through the wall.

de
zi
bèi
chuān穿
le
dòng
 

My sock has worn a big hole in it.