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相传 — Chinese word meaning
HSK 6
相传 (xiāng chuán) is a Chinese word: according to legend. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 相传
动 verb
according to legend
相传这座寺庙建于唐朝。
According to legend, this temple was built during the Tang Dynasty.
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Word breakdown
Structure & writing
Xpinyin
相 is a component in 4 characters
consists of
木 is a component in 126 characters
HSK 1
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杯
cup or glass for holding wine, water, tea, etc.
果
fruit; the seed-bearing part of a plant after flowering
校
school
样
shape; appearance; state of affairs
桌
table; desk (furniture for placing items on)
椅
chair (a seat with a backrest)
茶
tea plant (evergreen shrub with oblong leaves, white flowers, and hard-shelled seeds; young leaves are processed into tea leaves)
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极
apex; highest point; extremity
查
to inspect carefully; to examine
树
tree; general term for woody plants
根
root (organ of a higher plant that anchors it and absorbs water and nutrients; taproots and fibrous roots)
梯
ladder; stairs; escalator
检
to inspect; to examine
概
general idea; outline
相
mutually; each other
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松
pine tree (evergreen or deciduous conifer)
林
forest; grove of trees or bamboo
染
to dye (an object with dye)
柿
persimmon tree, a deciduous tree with oval leaves, yellowish-white flowers, and edible orange or red fruit
标
treetop; tip of a branch
格
a ruled cell, box, or grid compartment
案
ancient wooden food tray
桥
bridge (structure built over water or in the air for passage)
桶
bucket; barrel; tub (cylindrical container made of plastic, wood, or metal, sometimes with a handle)
棒
stick; club (usu. thick and short)
森
abounding in trees; densely forested
棵
measure word for plants
植
to plant, to cultivate
深
deep (opposite of shallow)
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某
a certain (person, place, thing, etc.); so-and-so
柜
cabinet or chest (for storing documents, clothes, etc.), usually rectangular, made of metal or wood, with a door or lid
桃
peach tree, a small deciduous tree with smooth twigs, oblong-lanceolate leaves, solitary pink flowers, and sweet, roughly spherical fruit covered in fine fuzz; the kernel is used medicinally
档
shelving or cabinet with compartments for storing files
梨
pear tree, a deciduous tree or shrub with five-petaled white flowers and oval leaves
模
rule; norm; standard
橘
mandarin orange tree, an evergreen tree bearing oblate sweet-sour fruit with red-yellow peel used in medicine
橙
orange tree (evergreen tree with oval leaves, juicy round fruit with red-yellow rind)
橡
deciduous oak tree (also called 栎, 麻栎, or 柞树) whose leaves feed silkworms and whose timber is used for sleepers and furniture
荣
lush; flourishing (of plants)
采
to pick (flowers, leaves, or fruit)
闲
free; unoccupied; idle (opposite of 'busy')
集
to gather, assemble, collect
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枝
branch (of a plant)
枪
traditional spear or lance with a sharp metal tip on a long shaft
枯
withered; dried out (of plants)
柔
soft, pliant (opposite of "刚")
柴
firewood; brushwood for burning
栋
ridgepole or main beam of a house
栏
railing; barrier
株
roots and trunk of a tree above ground
核
hard pit or stone at the center of a fruit
梁
beam; horizontal load-bearing timber or structural member
梅
plum tree (deciduous tree with oval leaves, cold-resistant, blooming in early spring with five-petaled flowers in pink, white, or red; fruit is round, green when unripe and yellow when ripe, edible and sour)
械
specialized implement or tool
棉
cotton plant (annual or perennial herb or shrub; cultivated varieties include upland cotton, sea-island cotton, tree cotton, etc.; cotton fibers are a key textile material; seeds can be pressed for oil; commonly called 棉花)
棋
board game (such as Go, chess, checkers)
棍
stick; rod (made from wood, bamboo, etc.)
棕
brown color (like palm fiber)
椎
vertebra, short bone forming the spine in humans and higher animals
椒
pepper plant (Sichuan pepper, black pepper, chili pepper, etc.) whose fruits or seeds have a pungent or spicy flavor
榜
posted list of names
横
horizontal (opposite of vertical 竖/直)
渠
waterway, especially an artificially dug canal or ditch
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杠
thick rod or pole
杨
poplar tree (deciduous tree with oval or lanceolate leaves and upright branches, including white poplar and other varieties)
枉
crooked, bent; referring to error or deviation
枚
a counter for small objects (similar to 个), one by one
枢
pivot; central or crucial part
柄
handle of an object
柏
cypress tree, an evergreen with scale-like leaves and cone fruits; hard wood used as building material
柱
pillar; column (a vertical load-bearing structural member in a building, usually made of wood or stone)
柳
willow tree (deciduous tree with long, slender drooping branches and narrow leaves)
栖
to perch (originally of birds on trees); broadly, to dwell or stay
栽
to plant; to grow (plants)
桂
plant name: 1. cinnamon tree (evergreen, white flowers, aromatic bark used as spice and medicine); 2. bay laurel (evergreen, oblong leaves, yellow flowers, leaves used as spice); 3. sweet osmanthus (evergreen shrub or small tree, also called 木樨, white or yellow fragrant flowers used as spice)
框
frame embedded in a wall for installing doors or windows
桑
mulberry tree, a deciduous tree with oval serrated leaves used to feed silkworms, sweet purple or yellow-green fruit, and bark/leaves/fruit/roots used in medicine
桨
oar; paddle (for rowing a boat, usually wooden, cylindrical on the upper part and flat and slightly wider on the lower part)
桩
stake or post driven into the ground
梢
the thinner end of a strip-like object
梭
shuttle (weaving tool on a loom that carries the weft thread through the warp, thick in the middle and pointed at both ends, typically made of hard wood; also called 梭子)
梳
comb (tool for tidying hair or beard, made of bamboo, wood, or plastic)
棚
shed or awning made of bamboo, wood, and matting to shelter from sun, wind, and rain
棱
edge where two surfaces of an object meet
棺
coffin
椭
elliptical; oval shape formed by cutting a cylinder or cone at an angle
椰
coconut palm, a tall tropical evergreen tree whose fruit contains juice and edible flesh
楷
model, example, standard
榨
to press or squeeze out juice from something
槐
pagoda tree, a deciduous tree with pinnate leaves, pale yellow flowers, and cylindrical seed pods; used as dye source, medicine, and timber
槛
threshold (low strip at the base of a door, made of wood or stone)
槽
trough (rectangular container with raised sides and a sunken middle, used for feed, water, or wine; especially a feed trough for livestock)
橱
cabinet; cupboard (a piece of furniture with doors for storing things)
檐
eaves; overhanging edge of a roof
沐
to wash one's hair; to bathe, wash
目 is a component in 38 characters
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眶
eye socket; the area around the eye
眺
to gaze into the distance
睐
(lit.) having misaligned pupils
睦
harmonious; amicable
睬
to pay attention to; to take notice of
睹
to see; to witness
瞄
to aim at; to fix one's gaze on a target
瞅
(dial.) to look; to gaze
瞎
to go blind; (of eyes) to lose the ability to see
瞒
to conceal the truth from others
瞩
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes on
瞪
to open one's eyes wide
瞻
to look up or look forward
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Xpinyin
传 is not used as a component in any other character.
consists of
亻 is a component in 117 characters
HSK 1
什
see "什么": ① interrogative pronoun; ② indefinite reference; ③ universal reference (used before 也/都); ④ surprise or dissatisfaction; ⑤ reproach; ⑥ disagreement; ⑦ non-exhaustive enumeration
他
third-person pronoun, generally male, sometimes gender-neutral (he/him; they)
们
suffix added to pronouns or nouns referring to people to indicate plural
件
measure word for individual items
休
to stop; to cease (something)
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任
to appoint; to assign to a post
份
a portion or share of a whole divided into parts
优
excellent; superior (opposite of 劣)
伙
meals; food provisions
估
to estimate, to reckon approximately
低
low (opposite of 'high'); close to the ground
何
interrogative pronoun: ① what ② where ③ why
使
to dispatch; to order about
例
example; instance used as a reference or model
供
to supply; to provide money or goods for those in need
保
to guard and protect from harm or loss
俩
two (cannot be followed by 个 or other measure words)
倍
a multiple; a number equal to another multiplied by a given factor
倒
to fall down; to topple over
值
price; value; numerical value
停
to stop, to cease moving
偶
idol; figure made of wood or clay
傅
(lit.) to assist; to instruct
傲
arrogant; proud
夜
night (from dusk to dawn), opposite of '日'/'昼'
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传
to pass from one party to another; to hand down from generation to generation
伴
companion; partner
伸
to stretch out; to extend
似
to resemble; to be like
佛
Buddha (abbrev. of Sanskrit transliteration '佛陀'); esp. Shakyamuni, founder of Buddhism
佳
beautiful, good
依
to lean on; to rely on, to depend on
促
short (of time)
俗
custom; social habit or convention formed over time
倡
to initiate; to advocate
傍
to be close to; to be beside
催
to urge; to press someone to act quickly
傻
foolish, stupid
宿
to lodge; to spend the night; to sleep overnight
拖
to drag (an object along a surface)
施
to implement; to exert
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伏
to lean forward onto something; to lie face down, prostrate
伐
to chop (a tree); to fell
伦
generation; kind; category
伪
false; fake; deceitful (opposite of 真)
伯
uncle (father's elder brother)
伺
to watch; to lie in wait
佑
to assist and protect
佣
to hire or be hired
侃
(lit.) upright and forthright
侈
wasteful; extravagant
侍
to serve, attend upon, wait on someone
侠
a chivalrous person or act of helping the oppressed through personal strength
侣
companion; partner
侥
见"侥幸": to gain benefit or avoid misfortune by chance
侦
to spy; to secretly investigate or scout
侨
to reside abroad
侮
to bully, to treat with contempt
侵
to invade, to encroach on others' rights
俊
handsome; good-looking (opposite of ugly)
俏
handsome; good-looking; nimble and graceful
俘
prisoner of war; captive
俭
frugal, thrifty (opposite of 奢)
俯
to bow one's head, face downward (opposite of 仰)
倔
straightforward in character, blunt in speech
倘
if; supposing that
倚
to lean against
倦
tired, weary
债
debt (money owed to others)
偏
not straight; off-center; tilted (opposite of 正)
僚
government official
僧
Buddhist monk
僵
stiff, rigid (of limbs)
僻
remote, far from the center
专 is a component in 3 characters
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