传 (傳) chuán

  1. chuán verb to transmit
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '傳' chuán v 3; Unihan '傳')
  2. zhuàn noun a biography
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: For example, 自传 'autobiography' (Guoyu '傳' zhuàn 3)
  3. chuán verb to teach
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 教授 (Guoyu '傳' chuán v 2)
  4. chuán verb to summon
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 叫 (Guoyu '傳' chuán v 4; Unihan '傳')
  5. chuán verb to pass on to later generations
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '傳' chuán v 1; Unihan '傳')
  6. chuán verb to spread; to propagate
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '傳' chuán v 5; Unihan '傳')
  7. chuán verb to express
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 表达 (Guoyu '傳' chuán v 6)
  8. chuán verb to conduct
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: To conduct heat or electricity; for example 传热 'conduct heat' (Guoyu '傳' chuán v 7)
  9. zhuàn noun a posthouse
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 驿站 (Guoyu '傳' zhuàn n 1)
  10. zhuàn noun a commentary
    Domain: Literature 文学
    Notes: For example, 公羊传 ”Gongyang's Commentary on Spring and Autumn Annals” (Guoyu '傳' zhuàn 4)
  11. zhuàn adjective handed down and fixed by tradition; āgama
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: āgama, Tibetan: lung (BCSD '傳', p. 146; Mahāvyutpatti 'āgamaḥ'; MW 'āgama'; SH '傳', p. 395)

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