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
handed down from generation to generation
(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct
according to legend; tradition has it that ...; to pass on
a disciple; descendant; to impart
to transmit an order
drive (transmission in an engine)
multi-level marketing
main subject of long novel; true biography
enjoys a well-deserved reputation
to eulogize; to pass on praise
vivid; lifelike
to read and pass on; to pass on for perusal
classic work (esp. Confucian classics)
genetic; hereditary; inherited
handed down from ancient times; family heirloom
to pass on a song
unknown (person); nobody
to import; transmitted inwards; afferent
to carry on one's ancestral line
passed down from generation to generation
to send one's love to sb; to pass on amorous feelings
it is rumored that ...; it is reported that ...
widely rumored; widely spread
telex; teleprinter
microphone