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传奇 (chuán qí) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

传奇 (chuán qí) is a Chinese word: legend. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 传奇

名 míng noun

legend

他是篮球界的传奇人物。

tā shì lán qiú jiè de chuán qí rén wù

He is a legendary figure in basketball.

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Word breakdown

传 chuán — to pass down, transmit (stories through generations)

奇 qí — extraordinary, remarkable, wonderful

Structure & writing
1 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

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

2 奇 qí — rare; special; extraordinary
奇 is a component in 6 characters

consists of

2.1 大 dà — large; great (in volume, area, quantity, force, intensity, etc.; opposite of 小)
Xpinyin
大 is a component in 34 characters
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