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
The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer wén kāng
Gongyang Commentary on Spring and Autumn
molecular genetics
historical biography
supplementary biography
forward pass (sport)
prequel
mechanical transmission
mechanical transmission
back propagation algorithm
the crime of instigating counterrevolutionary propaganda
widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
felt but hard to say in words
felt not said; grasped but hard to explain
historical biography
historical novel
simultaneous interpretation headset
simultaneous interpretation
Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu kūn qǔ opera actor
Interfax News Agency
Interfax, Russian non-governmental news agency
rumors; the word on the street
mass communication
a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
Sun Chuanfang, Chinese warlord (1885–1935)