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穿 (chuān): To wear — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 穿

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How to write 穿 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 穿

穿 stroke order diagram
3.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 穿

穿 handwriting practice worksheet preview
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4.

How to Use 穿

Wear or go through

穿 + object/place

Use 穿 for putting on clothes or shoes, or for passing through a space.

穿衣服 • chuān yī fu • wear clothes
5.

HSK Vocabulary: 穿

穿越 • chuān yuè • pass through; cut across
HSK 6
chuān穿
yuè
6.

Example Sentences

jīn今
tiān天
hěn很
lěng冷
，
wǒ我
chuān

Information

Pinyinchuān
Meaningto wear; to put on
Strokes9
Radical穴
Traditional穿
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#193
Zhuyinㄔㄨㄢ
UnicodeU+7A7F
CangjieJCMVH
chuān穿
yī衣
fu服

wear clothes

穿鞋 • chuān xié • wear shoes
chuān穿
xié鞋

wear shoes

穿过 • chuān guò • pass through • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
chuān穿
guò过

pass through

越

pass through; cut across

穿梭 • chuān suō • Shuttle
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
chuān穿
suō梭

Shuttle

穿着 • chuān zhuó • dress / clothing
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
chuān穿
zhuó着

dress / clothing

贯穿 • guàn chuān • Run through
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
guàn贯
chuān穿

Run through

水滴石穿 • shuǐ dī shí chuān • constant dripping wears away the stone
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shuǐ水
dī滴
shí石
chuān穿

constant dripping wears away the stone

穿
le了
yī一
jiàn件
máo毛
yī衣
。

It's very cold today, I'm wearing a sweater.

tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
chuān穿
hēi黑
sè色
de的
yī衣
fu服
。

He likes to wear black clothes.

tā她
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
chuān穿
yī衣
hěn很
kuài快
。

She dresses very quickly every morning.

wǒ我
yì一
yǎn眼
jiù就
kàn看
chuān穿
le了
tā他
de的
huǎng谎
yán言
。

I saw through his lie at a glance.

wǒ我
men们
chuān穿
guò过
gōng公
yuán园
qù去
xué学
xiào校
。

We pass through the park to go to school.

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Characters pronounced "chuan".

  • 椽chuánbeams, rafters, supports
  • 船chuánboat; ship; ferry
  • 川chuānriver, stream
  • 喘chuǎnto breathe heavily, pant
  • 传chuánto transmit, to pass on, to spread
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Characters with radical "穴".

  • 窦dòusurname; hole, burrow; corrupt
  • 窖jiàopit, cellar
  • 窥kuīto peep, to spy, to look through a small opening
  • 穴xuécave, hole, cavity
  • 突tūto dash out; to protrude suddenly
  • 窑yáokiln
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