传
傳zhuàn
#332 most
frequent character
biography, historical narrative
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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