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Character

传 chuán · zhuàn

HSK 3Character2 readings

to pass something such as news or heat to someone or something else

Radical
亻
Strokes
6
Structure
Left–right
Parts
亻 专
Traditional
傳
Frequency
#396 most common character
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Readings and meanings

chuánMain readingzhuànReading 2 · HSK 7–9

chuán

chuan2Main readingHSK 3
  1. to pass something such as news or heat to someone or something else
  2. to spread an illness from one person to another

Examples

  • 请把这个消息传给他。

    qǐng bǎ zhè ge xiāo xi chuán gěi tā

    Please pass this message to him.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 感冒会传给别人吗？

    gǎn mào huì chuán gěi bié rén ma

    Can a cold spread to other people?

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Words that use “传” as chuán

传播chuán bōto spread news or information so many people know itWordHSK 3传来chuán lái(of a sound) to come from somewhereWordHSK 3传说chuán shuōan old story that many people tell about the pastWordHSK 3宣传xuān chuánto make many people know about something, often to sell it or…WordHSK 3传统chuán tǒngan idea or way of doing things that people keep for many yearsWordHSK 4流传liú chuánto spread from one person to anotherWordHSK 4遗传yí chuánto pass features like looks from parents to childrenWordHSK 4传真chuán zhēna faxWordHSK 5

zhuàn

zhuan4Reading 2HSK 7–9

HSK 7–9 is the level of this reading in the official HSK 3.0 word list; other readings of 传 can sit at a different level.

  1. biography (as in 传记): a book about a real person's life
  2. a famous old book telling stories of heroes (as in 水浒传)
  3. long ago, a stop where riders and horses rested on trips (as in 驿传)

Examples

  • 爷爷的传记很有意思

    yé ye de zhuàn jì hěn yǒu yì si

    Grandpa's biography is very interesting.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 这本传记讲一个老师的故事

    zhè běn zhuàn jì jiǎng yí ge lǎo shī de gù shi

    This biography tells the story of a teacher.

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  • 这本传很有名

    zhè běn zhuàn hěn yǒu míng

    This famous old book is very well known.

    AI-generated sentence

Words that use “传” as zhuàn

传记zhuàn jìA book about a real person's life, written by another person.WordHSK 7–9传略zhuàn lüèbiographical sketchWord传赞zhuàn zànhistorian's commentary traditionally appended to a biographyWord内传nèi zhuànbiography recounting apocryphal anecdotes and rumorsWord列传liè zhuànhistorical biographyWord别传bié zhuànsupplementary biographyWord前传qián chuánforward passWord+1 reading史传shǐ zhuànhistorical biographyWord

Stroke order

All 6 strokes

Speed

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