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to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to conduct (electricity)
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biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station
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How to pronounce 傳

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= chu initial

Chu is for Chantal Chicken.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= zhu initial

Julian (朱利安 zhū​ lì​ ān) Giant Squid.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

傳 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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for a particular person, occasion, purpose / focused on one thing / special / expert / particular (to sth) / concentrated / specialized
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Characters with 傳 as component

傳 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 傳

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news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom) / an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)

Sentences with 傳

傳 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chuán / zhuàn

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