HSK 2 · Common Verbs

穿 chuān “to wear” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 穿 means

to wear, put on
to bore through
to pierce
to perforate
to go through (e.g. a tunnel)

More meanings from CC-CEDICT

to cross (e.g. a street)
to thread
to string together
to put on (clothes, shoes etc.)
verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion

How to say 穿

穿chuān1st tone, high and level

穿 in a sentence

你今天穿得非常漂亮啊！
Nǐ jīntiān chuān de fēicháng piàoliang a!
You’re dressed beautifully today!
Sentence #3702750 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
他穿上了黑色的外套。
Tā chuān shàng le hēisè de wàitào.
He put on the black coat.
Sentence #848840 from Tatoeba
你觉得我明天约会穿什么好呢？
Nǐ juéde wǒ míngtiān yuēhuì chuān shénme hǎo ne?
What do you think I should wear on my date tomorrow?
Sentence #4640140 from Tatoeba

How 穿 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 穿 (chuān) with each of its parts in a different colour

穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate

穴cave · xuéSound part
牙tooth · yáMeaning part

牙 hints at the meaning (tooth); 穴 (xué) hints at the sound. Compare it with chuān.

How to write 穿

穿 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

穿 (chuān) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it — Stroke order chart for 穿 (chuān). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 穿

Words with 穿

穿越chuānyuè · to pass through

More words: Common Verbs

问wèn · to ask 开始kāishǐ · to begin 运动yùndòng · to exercise 洗xǐ · to wash 送sòng · to give as gift 走zǒu · to walk 搬bān · to move 帮忙bāngmáng · to help

FAQs

What does 穿 mean in English?

穿 (chuān) means “to wear, put on” or “to bore through”. It is an HSK 2 word, so it is one of the words learners meet early.

How do you pronounce 穿?

Say it chuān: chuān with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.

Is 穿 the same in Traditional Chinese?

Yes. 穿 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.

How do you type 穿 on a keyboard?

Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 穿 from the suggestions. Typing chuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.

What HSK level is 穿?

穿 is an HSK 2 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.