传

傳
chuán
#332 most
frequent character
pass, pass on, hand down, impart
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

传 has 亻 person as the picture part and 专 zhuān for the sound. A person suggests a human activity: passing knowledge down. Read chuán, it grew to 'pass on', 'transmit', and 'infect'. Read zhuàn, it means a narrative or commentary.

Drawn as: person

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Example Sentences

我想把这个故事传给你。
wǒxiǎng bǎ zhègè gùshì chuángěi nǐ 。
I want to pass this story on to you.
他通过互联网传递信息。
tā tōngguò hù lián wǎng chuándì xìnxī 。
He transmits information through the internet.
他们要把这个文化传承下去。
tāmen yào bǎ zhègè wénhuà chuánchéng xiàqù 。
They want to hand down this culture.

Words with similar meanings

传递chuándì
transmit
主强调信息的传输过程，适用于各种传递方式。
传播chuánbō
spread
强调信息或文化的传播，通常用于更广泛的传播。
传承chuánchéng
hand down
强调从一代传递到下一代，常用在文化或知识的上下文中。

Words Starting With 传

传真chuán zhēn
fax; facsimile
传播chuán bō
to disseminate; to propagate; to spread
传染chuán rǎn
to infect; contagious
传统chuán tǒng
tradition; traditional; convention; conventional
传说chuán shuō
legend; folklore; tradition; it is said; they say that...

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