宣传
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
宣传 (xuānchuán) · to publicize
宣传 (xuānchuán) means “to publicize; to promote; publicity”. It is written with 2 characters: 宣 (to proclaim) + 传 (to pass). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 宣传 is built
The characters
宣 xuān · to proclaim
What 宣 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 亘gèn — to extend across
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: A palace, where proclamations are made (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
传 chuán · to pass
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)
Example sentences
学生们在宣传保护环境。Xuéshēngmen zài xuānchuán bǎohù huánjìng.The students are spreading the word about protecting the environment.
我们要宣传这个活动。Wǒmen yào xuānchuán zhège huódòng.We need to publicize this event.
Questions about 宣传
What does 宣传 mean?
宣传 (xuānchuán) means “to publicize; to promote; publicity”.
How do you pronounce 宣传?
宣传 is pronounced xuānchuán.
Which HSK level is 宣传?
宣传 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 宣布xuānbùto announce
- 宣誓xuānshìto take an oath
- 宣扬xuānyángto publicise
- 传播chuánbōto spread
- 传来chuánlái(of a sound or news) to come
- 传说chuánshuōlegend
- 传统chuántǒngtradition
- 流传liúchuánto spread
- 遗传yíchuánto inherit (genetically)
- 传真chuánzhēnfax
Learn 宣传 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.