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传闻 (chuán wén) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

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

Meaning of 传闻

动 dòng verb

rumor

传闻他要辞职。

chuán wén tā yào cí zhí

It is rumored that he will resign.

名 míng noun

rumor

这只是传闻,不一定是真的。

zhè zhǐ shì chuán wén bù yī dìng shì zhēn de

This is just a rumor, it's not necessarily true.

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Word breakdown

传 chuán — to spread, to transmit, to pass on

闻 wén — to hear, heard information

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 闻 wén — to hear

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

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