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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- chuan2
- English meanings
- pass (on), hand down, impart, teach, spread, transmit
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 专.
Meaning & sound clues
亻 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “people”.
专 is identified as the sound component (zhuān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 传.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
bunch
asthma
river; Sichuan
to wear
error; misfortune
bow
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 传人
- 传出
- 传奇
- 传媒
- 传承
- 传授
- 传播
- 传来
- 传染
- 传染病
- 传真
- 传统
- 传言
- 传记
- 传说
- 传输
- 传达
- 传递
- 传闻
- 失传
- 宣传
- 流传
- 相传
- 祖传
- 遗传