Chinese Word: 傳 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

傳 (Simplified: 传)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:專 indicates the sound; 亻 (people) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 專 [ zhuān ] concentrated, specialized; to monopolize

Similar Characters: 漙

Pinyin: chuán

English Definition:to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)

Chinese Definition:
①转(zhu僴)授，递：传递。传输。传戒。传统。言传身教。
②推广，散布：宣传。流传。传名。传奇(ａ．中国唐代兴起的短篇小说；b．中国明、清两代盛行的长篇戏曲；c．指情节离奇或人物行为超乎寻常的故事)。

Example Words:

傳統HSK 5	chuán tǒng	tradition; traditional; convention; conventional; Classifiers: 个
傳播HSK 5	chuán bō	to disseminate; to propagate; to spread
傳說HSK 5	chuán shuō	legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
傳遞	chuán dì	to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive

Pinyin: zhuàn

English Definition:biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station

Chinese Definition:
①解说经义的文字：经传。《左传》。
②记载某人一生事迹的文字：小传。自传。纪传。传记。传略。树碑立传。
③以演述历史和人物故事为中心的文学作品：《水浒传》。
④古代设于驿站的房舍，亦指驿站上所备的马车：传舍(供来往行人居住的旅舍)。

Example Words:

biography; Classifiers: 篇

1		hǎo shì bù chū mén 好事不出门， è shì chuán qiān lǐ 恶事传千里。 Good news travels fast, but bad news travels faster.
2		bāo zi 包子 shì 是 zhōng guó 中国 chuán tǒng 传统 xiǎo chī 小吃。 Buns are a traditional Chinese snack.
3		hǎi làng 海浪 de 的 shēng yīn 声音 chuán 传 dé 得 hěn yuàn 很远。 The sound of the waves carried far into the distance.
4		tā 她 de 的 jiān jiào shēng 尖叫声 yuǎn yuǎn de 远远地 chuán lái 传来。 Her screams could be heard from far away.
5		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 jiā dà 加大 xuān chuán 宣传 lì dù 力度。 We need to increase the publicity efforts.

1		hǎo shì bù chū mén 好事不出门， è shì chuán qiān lǐ 恶事传千里。 Good news travels fast, but bad news travels faster.
2		bāo zi 包子 shì 是 zhōng guó 中国 chuán tǒng 传统 xiǎo chī 小吃。 Buns are a traditional Chinese snack.
3		hǎi làng 海浪 de 的 shēng yīn 声音 chuán 传 dé 得 hěn yuàn 很远。 The sound of the waves carried far into the distance.
4		tā 她 de 的 jiān jiào shēng 尖叫声 yuǎn yuǎn de 远远地 chuán lái 传来。 Her screams could be heard from far away.
5		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 jiā dà 加大 xuān chuán 宣传 lì dù 力度。 We need to increase the publicity efforts.