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传承 (chuán chéng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

传承 (chuán chéng) is a Chinese word: to inherit and carry on. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 传承

动 dòng verb

to inherit and carry on

我们要传承中华文化。

wǒ men yào chuán chéng zhōng huá wén huà

We must inherit and carry on Chinese culture.

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Word breakdown

传 chuán — to pass on, to transmit

承 chéng — to receive, to inherit, to carry on

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 承 chéng — to support from below; to hold up

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

承 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order