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

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Words containing 传

Word Meaning
folk legend; popular tradition
Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an shī nài ān, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an shī nài ān, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
Water Margin Sequel, by Chen Chen chén chén
classic novel The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai
hydraulic transmission; hydraulic drive
Biographic History of Qing Dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls
thermal conduction; heat transfer
biosensor
a legacy; to bequeath (to later generations)
asynchronous transfer mode; ATM
Tale of the White Snake; Madame White Snake
a leather drive belt
to make eyes at; to give the eye to
short pass (in ball game)
Guliang Commentary on Spring and Autumn
biographical style of writing history
The Chronicles of Narnia, children's stories by C.S. Lewis
(of video clips, rumors etc) to circulate on the Internet
Apocrypha; biography external to the classics
Confucian classics and lives of sages
to pass on a tradition or skill
pass on knowledge; hand down tradition
Tibetan Buddhism