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
family history (as a literary genre)
keep family problems private; don't air scandals
keep family problems private; don't trust gossip
Legend of the Condor Heroes, Jin Yong novel
profile; sketch biography
to send down the line
Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on chūn qiū, early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming zuǒ qiū míng
to propagate
advertising; promotion; publicity
poster; placard
mobile billboard
campaign record; narrative of long journey
sexually transmitted
bad deeds spread fast; scandal travels far
to summon (for questioning); subpoena
victory reports pour in (idiom); news of success in an endless stream
beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)
it is rumored that ...; it is reported that ...
data transmission
cultural tradition
luggage conveyor belt; carousel
Yi Zhuan, classic commentaries on I Ching
Three Spring and Autumn Annals commentaries
usually called Zuo Zhuan zuǒ zhuàn
Tang tale The Story of Li Wa