流传
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
流传 (liúchuán) · to spread
流传 (liúchuán) means “to spread; to be handed down”. It is written with 2 characters: 流 (to flow) + 传 (to pass). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 流传 is built
The characters
流 liú · to flow
What 流 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 㐬liú — pennant
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 㐬 gives the sound. (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
这个故事流传了很多年。Zhè ge gùshi liúchuán le hěn duō nián.This story has been passed down for many years.
这首歌很快就流传开了。Zhè shǒu gē hěn kuài jiù liúchuán kāi le.This song quickly spread.
Questions about 流传
What does 流传 mean?
流传 (liúchuán) means “to spread; to be handed down”.
How do you pronounce 流传?
流传 is pronounced liúchuán.
Which HSK level is 流传?
流传 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 流利liúlìfluent
- 流行liúxíngpopular
- 交流jiāoliúto communicate
- 潮流cháoliútrend
- 流泪liúlèito shed tears
- 轮流lúnliúto take turns
- 川流不息chuānliúbùxīnever-ending flow (of people, traffic)
- 流浪liúlàngto wander
- 流露liúlùto reveal
- 流氓liúmánghoodlum
Learn 流传 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.