传 · chuán · to pass on
Learn the Chinese character 传 with its source-linked HSK 5 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 传.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 传
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 传.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 传chuánto pass on
- 传播chuánbōto disseminate
- 传递chuándìto transmit
- 传说chuánshuōlegend
- 传统chuántǒngtradition
- 流传liúchuánto spread
- 上传shàngchuánto upload
- 宣传xuānchuánto disseminate
- 传承chuánchéngto pass on (to future generations)
- 传达chuándáto pass on
- 传染chuánrǎnto infect
- 传染病chuánrǎnbìnginfectious disease
- 传授chuánshòuto impart
- 传输chuánshūto transmit
- 传真chuánzhēnto fax
- 相传xiāngchuánto pass on
- 遗传yíchuánheredity
- 传单chuándānleaflet
- 传媒chuánméimedia
- 传奇chuánqílegendary
- 传人chuánrénto teach
- 传闻chuánwénrumor
- 传言chuányánrumor
- 失传shīchuán(of skills etc) to die out
- 传zhuànto pass on
- 传记zhuànjìbiography
- 祖传zǔchuánpassed on from ancestors
Real usage
Example sentences with 传
Published HSK 5 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 5 course context containing 传 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 传
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 传 mean in Chinese?
传 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to pass on.
How do you pronounce 传?
传 is shown as chuán.
Is 传 an HSK 5 character?
Yes. 传 is HSK 5 recognition character #52.
Can I practise writing 传?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 5 recognition
- HSK 5 writing inventory
- 27 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 5 recognition character #52.
- Writing scope: HSK 5 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.