Definitions
(verb)
to wear; to put on; to dress
(verb)
to pierce; to penetrate; to pass through
(verb)
to thread; to bore through
About
The character "穿" originates from a conceptual combination of the radical "穴", representing a hole or cavity, and the component "牙", which in this context implies the action of a rodent using its teeth to bore through. This composition clearly points to its earliest core meaning of penetrating or piercing an object, such as an animal creating a burrow. From this fundamental idea of making or passing through an aperture, its meaning naturally extended to the act of wearing clothes or shoes, conceptualized as limbs passing through openings. Over time, while retaining its original sense of piercing, the character's usage expanded into more abstract applications, such as seeing through an illusion ("看穿") or a consistent passage of time ("贯穿"), demonstrating how a concrete physical action evolved to describe both literal and figurative forms of penetration and passage.
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Example Sentences Hide
她穿蓝外套。
弟弟穿运动鞋上学。
冬天我们要穿厚衣服。
阳光穿过窗户。
他穿过马路去商店。
这件衣服穿起来很舒服。
如果你冷，就多穿一件外套。
穿过这片森林，我们就能看到湖泊。