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
can be felt, not put into words; ineffable
historical biography
historical novel
simultaneous interpretation headset
simultaneous interpretation
enjoys a well-deserved reputation
unknown (person); nobody
Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu kūn qǔ opera actor
only one heir each generation; sole-line teaching
Interfax News Agency
Interfax, Russian non-governmental news agency
rumors; the word on the street
to be rumored; to divulge to an outsider
unofficial biography; side story; spin-off
mass communication
(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct
a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
handed down in a direct line from the founder
Sun Chuanfang, Chinese warlord (1885–1935)
to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda
commercial brochure; advertising pamphlet; flyer
marketing campaign
propaganda poster; advertising hoarding
Propaganda Department
handed down in a family; family traditions