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traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
穴 牙 ⿱穴牙
Mandarin
chuan1, chuan4, yuan1
English
Definitions
to wear; pierce; to thread; penetrate; to bore through; to dress; pass through; perforate; to put on; drill; pearce; to pierce through
Mnemonic
To bore a hole 穴 like a tooth 牙: pierce through