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6 strokes13 strokes
Character #646 · The First 1000

chuán

transmit

to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate

Also read zhuàn (biography; historical narrative)

Strokes
613
TraditionalSimplified
傳 传
Poster cell
B24
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • xuānchuán to disseminate
  • chuánshuō legend
  • chuánlái (of a sound) to come through
  • chuántǒng tradition
  • liúchuán to spread
  • yíchuán heredity
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 传傳

Write 传傳 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, chuán, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell B24 · 28 × 36 grid

传傳 is #646 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 传 mean in English?
传 (chuán) means "transmit": to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate.
How do you pronounce 传?
传 is pronounced chuán in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄔㄨㄢˊ. It can also be read zhuàn (biography; historical narrative).
How many strokes does 传 have?
The simplified form, 传, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 傳, has 13.
What is the traditional form of 传?
The traditional form of 传 is 傳. 传 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 傳 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 传?
Common words that use 传 include 宣传 (xuānchuán, to disseminate), 传说 (chuánshuō, legend), 传来 (chuánlái, (of a sound) to come through), 传统 (chuántǒng, tradition).
How common is 传?
传 is number 646 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell B24 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.