穿
Meaning
- to bore through; to pierce; to perforate
- to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)
- to thread; to string together
Example sentence
请穿衣服。
Please get dressed.
The character 穿
穿 is 牙, a tooth, under 穴, a cave: boring through. That sense stays in 穿过, to cross, and the clothing sense comes from the same picture — you thread yourself through a garment. 穿上, 穿鞋.