Word

祖传 (zǔ chuán) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

祖传 (zǔ chuán) is a Chinese word: passed down from ancestors. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 祖传

动 dòng verb

passed down from ancestors

这是我家祖传的秘方。

zhè shì wǒ jiā zǔ chuán de mì fāng

This is my family's secret recipe passed down from ancestors.

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Word breakdown

祖 zǔ — ancestors, forefathers

传 chuán — to pass down, to transmit

Structure & writing
1 祖 zǔ — grandparent; parent's parent

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

consists of

Stroke order

2 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

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