Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 穿

穿

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Meaning

pierce, pass through, to dress, to wear, to thread

Pronunciation

chuān

Explanation

Top: cavity, hole (It is covered and a narrowing path leads into the cave.), below: tusk (= an elephant's head with a tusk )

Mnemonic

(Think of sewing your clothes:) You make a hole with a tusk [= the needle] to pierce (e.g. the cloth) such that you can wear it.

Radicals

cave
fang, tusk(Side view of an elefant's head with a tusk .)
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Vocabulary

穿着 chuān zhuó dress; to wear; clothes; attire
戳穿 chuō chuān to puncture; to lay bear or expose (lies etc)


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