| 穿 |
chuān cì | (medicine) to puncture; to do a needle biopsy |
| 穿 |
chuān | 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 / to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) / verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion |
| 刺 |
cī | (onom.) whoosh |
| 刺 |
cì | thorn / sting / thrust / to prick / to pierce / to stab / to assassinate / to murder |