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穿 vs 戴

Wear (through the body) vs. wear (on the surface).

穿
chuān ㄔㄨㄢ
to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)
radical 穴 · cave, den, hole
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stroke order · 9
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戴
dài ㄉㄞˋ
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect
radical 戈 · spear, lance, halberd
stroke order · 17
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