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
to promulgate; to circulate (a protest or call to arms)
to pass on doctrines from master to disciple (Buddhism)
to spread; to circulate; to hand down
heat transmission (physics); theory of heat
to pass on the light of Buddha
to order sb to start on a journey
fax transmission
fax number
pollination; to pollinate
to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to
Chinese traditional medicine
traditional parts of speech (grammar)
Chinese traditional medicine
to pass on one's experience; to pass on scripture
teaching and learning; to study and impart
hearsay (law)
microphone; to use a microphone
to impart skills; to pass on one's art
to summon for an interview
to pass sth around (for others to look at)
messenger; communicator; relay
to pass on (information)
to preach
to interpret; to translate
mass transfer in chemistry