贯 guàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 毌 old form of 貫 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
贯穿
guànchuān
to run through; to permeate
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 家国责任这一主题贯穿全书，却并没有压倒人物本身的命运。 Jiāguó zérèn zhè yī zhǔtí guànchuān quán shū, què bìng méiyǒu yādǎo rénwù běnshēn de mìngyùn. The theme of responsibility to family and country runs through the whole book, yet it never overwhelms the characters' own fates.
- 一条大河贯穿了整个城市。 Yì tiáo dàhé guànchuān le zhěnggè chéngshì. A big river runs through the entire city.
- 这个主题贯穿了他所有的作品。 Zhège zhǔtí guànchuān le tā suǒyǒu de zuòpǐn. This theme runs through all of his works.
Related words
- 一贯 yíguàn consistent, unswerving
- 贯彻 guànchè to carry out; to implement
- 贯通 guàntōng to connect through; to understand thoroughly
- 籍贯 jíguàn ancestral/native place
- 连贯 liánguàn to connect coherently; coherent
- 穿 chuān to wear, to put on (clothes)
- 穿上 chuānshang to put on
- 穿过 chuānguò to go through, to pass through
- 穿梭 chuānsuō to shuttle back and forth; to weave through
- 穿越 chuānyuè to pass through; to cross; to travel through time
- 穿着 chuānzhuó clothing; attire; dress
- 水滴石穿 shuǐdīshíchuān constant dripping wears away stone; persistence brings success