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chuán

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chuán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chuán | chuan2
English translation
to pass on
to spread
to transmit
to infect
to transfer
to circulate
to conduct (electricity)
to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhuàn | zhuan4
English translation
biography
historical narrative
commentaries
relay station

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About chuán

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

chuán

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

people

Etymology of chuán

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻专

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

zhuān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and zhuān represents the sound. Simplified form of chuán .

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Example sentences using chuán

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shuì dòng Xīn 建筑 jiànzhù 只是 zhǐ shì 仿 fǎng 古典 gǔdiǎn 传统 chuántǒng .

He said that the new building merely aped the classical traditions.

dōu 帮忙 bāngmáng .他们 tā men ài 这个 zhè ge . duō zán 他们 tā men xiàng le 一摊,他们 tā men cái 觉得 juéde shǎng le suàn ,他们 tā men 满意 mǎnyì , Huán zuò 义务 yìwù de 宣传 xuānchuán .

They were pleased and satisfied; they advertised me to their friends.

甚至 shènzhì 总统 zǒngtǒng 否认 fǒurèn zhǒng 谣传 yáo chuán .

Even the President helped out in this particular deception.

谬种流传 miù zhǒng liú chuán , rén jiān .

The dissemination of error does people great harm.

一千零一金银 jīn yín 岛》 dōu shì 传奇 chuán qí 故事 gùshì .

The Arabian Nights and Treasure lsland are romances.

Words with chuán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
传统 chuántǒng tradition傳統
chuán to pass on chuán
宣传 xuānchuán to disseminate宣傳
传说 chuánshuō legend傳說
传奇 chuán qí legendary傳奇
传播 chuánbō to disseminate傳播
传递 chuán dì to transmit傳遞
传来 chuán lái to be heard傳來
遗传 yíchuán heredity遺傳
传送 chuán sòng to convey傳送
传达 chuándá to pass on傳達
传出 chuán chū to disseminate傳出
传染 chuánrǎn to infect傳染
传输 chuán shū to transmit傳輸
传言 chuán yán rumor傳言
传球 chuán qiú pass (in soccer)傳球
传真 chuánzhēn fax傳真
传媒 chuán méi media傳媒
传闻 chuán wén rumor傳聞
流传 liúchuán to spread流傳
传单 chuándān leaflet傳單
传感器 chuán gǎn qì sensor傳感器
传染病 chuán rǎn bìng infectious disease傳染病
传票 chuán piào summons傳票
传授 chuánshòu to impart傳授

chuán Decomposition & Compounds

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chuán Decomposition

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