傳

chuán

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

How to write 傳, stroke by stroke

chuán: to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)
zhuàn: biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station

Pictophonetic: semantic 亻 (people), phonetic 專

Made of 亻 + 專

傳統chuán tǒngtradition; traditional; convention; conventional
傳說chuán shuōlegend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
宣傳xuān chuánto disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda
傳播chuán bōto disseminate; to propagate; to spread
傳送chuán sòngto convey; to deliver; to transmit
傳給chuán gěito pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; (in football etc) to pass to
傳達chuán dáto pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit; transmission
傳言chuán yánrumor; hearsay
遺傳yí chuánheredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring)
傳聞chuán wénrumor
傳來chuán lái(of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive
傳遞chuán dìto transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive

我們的結論就是，那個傳言是真的。
wǒ mén de jié lùn jiù shì ， nà gè chuán yán shì zhēn de 。
We've come to the conclusion that this is a true story.
看來傳聞是真的了。
kàn lái chuán wén shì zhēn de le 。
I think the rumor is true.
我們要尊重傳統文化。
wǒ mén yào zūn zhòng chuán tǒng wén huà 。
We must have respect for tradition.
避孕套可以預防性傳播疾病。
bì yùn tào kě yǐ yù fáng xìng chuán bō jí bìng 。
Condoms offer protection against STDs.
你能寄宣傳冊給我嗎？
nǐ néng jì xuān chuán cè gěi wǒ má ？
Could you send me a brochure?