Chinese Character 传 Meanings and components.

Form

传

Meaning

传 meaning[3] in English

To Pass On.

To Spread.

To Transmit.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 传 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'person' radical in … (亻) , and for a particular … (专)

Its radical[1] is: 人 (ren2) which means: Man, Person, People, Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4], .人ren2man

In cangjie it is written with OQNI

How to write 传

To write传chuan2to pass … you should write a combination of 亻ren2'person' radical … , 专zhuan1for a … arranged in a 吅 shape:

亻 + 专 = 传

传 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 传 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 传, looks as follow:

传
Pinyin:chuan2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Pass On . To Spread . To Transmit . To Infect . To Transfer . To Circulate . To Conduct (Electricity)
亻
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 9)
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
专
Pinyin:zhuan1 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: For A Particular Person, Occasion, Purpose . Focused On One Thing . Special . Expert . Particular (To Sth) . Concentrated . Specialized

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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