chuán

to pass on; to spread; to transmit

Character data

Radical ⼈ (9.11)
Strokes 13
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

傳 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)
傳 zhuàn
  1. 1. biography
  2. 2. historical narrative
  3. 3. commentaries
  4. 4. relay station

Words containing 傳

Word Meaning
handed down from generation to generation
Guliang Commentary on Spring and Autumn
to write a biography enhancing the subject's image
biographical style of writing history
The Chronicles of Narnia, children's stories by C.S. Lewis
classic work (esp. Confucian classics)
(of video clips, rumors etc) to circulate on the Internet
Apocrypha; biography external to the classics
Confucian classics and sages' biographies
autobiography
to pass on a tradition or skill
pass down knowledge over generations
Tibetan Buddhism
luggage conveyor belt; carousel
epigenetics
impossible to put into words; inexpressible
to convey in words
to teach by words and example (idiom)
to get back to the main point
history and biography
unfounded rumor; to pass on a mistaken belief to others
The Story of Yue Fei, classic novel
rumor
spread false ideas; let errors spread