chuán

to pass on; to spread; to transmit

HSK 4 #332

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 332nd character
Radical ⼈ (9.4)
Strokes 6
Index # 455
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

传 chuán
  1. 1. to pass on
  2. 2. to spread
  3. 3. to transmit
  4. 4. to circulate
  5. 5. to infect
  6. 6. to transfer
  7. 7. to conduct (electricity)
传 zhuàn
  1. 1. biography
  2. 2. historical narrative
  3. 3. commentaries
  4. 4. relay station

Stroke order

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Words containing 传

Word Meaning
marketing campaign
handed down in a family; family traditions
family history (as a literary genre)
don't share family problems outside
keep family problems private; don't trust gossip
Legend of the Condor Heroes, Jin Yong novel
to send down the line
to propagate
advertising; promotion; publicity
poster; placard
mobile billboard
campaign record; narrative of long journey
sexually transmitted
bad deeds spread fast; scandal travels fast
to summon (for questioning); subpoena
beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)
data transmission
cultural tradition
luggage conveyor belt; carousel
Yi Zhuan, classic notes on the I Ching
Three Commentaries on Spring and Autumn Annals
usually called Zuo Zhuan zuǒ zhuàn
Tang tale The Story of Li Wa
Legend of Liu Yi, classic Tang fantasy tale
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)