Character

传

chuán HSK 5
zhuàn HSK 7
传 chuán HSK 5
  • 1. to pass from one party to another; to hand down from generation to generation
  • 2. to impart skills, knowledge, or expertise to others
  • 3. to spread; to disseminate
  • 4. to conduct heat or electricity through a conductor
  • 5. to express; to convey (feelings or meaning)
  • 6. to summon someone by order
  • 7. to infect; to be contagious
  • 8. a surname
Words using 传 as chuán (24)
传 zhuàn HSK 7
  • 1. a work narrating historical stories (often used in novel titles)
  • 2. a biography; a written record of a person's life
  • 3. commentary explaining the meaning of a classic text
Words using 传 as zhuàn (1)
Structure & writing
传 chuán — to pass from one party to another; to hand down from generation to generation
Xpinyin

传 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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