穿

chuān

to wear

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

hole (穴) + teeth (牙) = bore through or wear

Teeth (牙) gnaw and bore through things — the core action of piercing or threading. 穴 lends the sound chuān rather than a cave meaning here.

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Words with 穿

身穿

shēn chuān

to wear (a garment)

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

点穿

diǎn chuān

to lay bare in a few words

一眼看穿

yī yǎn kàn chuān

to see through something at first glance (idiom)

乱穿马路

luàn chuān mǎ lù

to jaywalk

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)

冻穿

dòng chuān

frostbite

刺穿

cì chuān

to skewer

吃穿

chī chuān

food and clothing

天穿日

tiān chuān rì

a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month

妄生穿凿

wàng shēng chuān záo

a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion

实穿

shí chuān

(of an item of clothing) practical

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