传
传 (chuán) means “to pass”. It is made of 亻 + 专 and has 6 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 传 into its parts
What 传 is made of
- 亻 rén — person
- 专 zhuān — concentrated
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 专 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
传 stroke order
Example sentences
请把球传给我。Qǐng bǎ qiú chuán gěi wǒ.Please pass the ball to me.
这个消息很快就传开了。Zhège xiāoxi hěn kuài jiù chuán kāi le.The news spread quickly.
Words with 传
- 传播chuánbōto spread
- 传来chuánlái(of a sound or news) to come
- 传说chuánshuōlegend
- 宣传xuānchuánto publicize
- 传统chuántǒngtradition
- 流传liúchuánto spread
- 遗传yíchuánto inherit (genetically)
- 传真chuánzhēnfax
- 传染chuánrǎnto infect
- 传达chuándáto convey
- 传单chuándānleaflet
- 传授chuánshòuto teach
- 传记zhuànjìbiography
Also built with 亻
- 亿yìhundred million
- 什shénwhat? mixed
- 仁rénbenevolent
- 仅jǐnonly
- 仇chóuenemy
- 仍réngstill
- 仔zǐsmall thing
- 他tāhe
- 仗zhàng1to rely upon
- 付fùto pay
- 仙xiāngod
- 代dàion behalf of
Quick facts
| Pinyin | chuán |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to pass; to spread; to pass on |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Radical | 人 (person, #9) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3 (2021) |
Questions about 传
What does 传 mean?
传 (chuán) means “to pass; to spread; to pass on”.
How many strokes does 传 have?
传 has 6 strokes.
What is the radical of 传?
The radical of 传 is 人 (rén, “person”), Kangxi radical number 9.
What parts make up 传?
传 is made of 亻 (person) and 专 (concentrated).
Which HSK level is 传?
传 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Learn 传 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.