传
chuánzhuàn HSK3

pass on, transmit

传 (傳) chuán frequency
pass on verb
to hand down, transfer, or pass something along to others

请把这张纸传给后排的同学。

qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng zhǐ chuán gěi hòu pái de tóng​xué.

Please pass this paper to the students in the back row.

spread verb
to circulate information, rumors, or infectious diseases

这个消息在村子里传得很快，大家都知道了。

zhè​ge xiāo​xi zài cūn​zi lǐ chuán de hěn kuài, dà​jiā dōu zhī​dào le.

The news spread quickly in the village, and everyone knows it now.

transmit verb
to conduct or convey physical energy such as electricity or heat

这些厚实的金属管能很快地把热传到室内。

zhè​xiē hòu​shi de jīn​shǔ guǎn néng hěn kuài de bǎ rè chuán dào shì​nèi.

These thick metal pipes can quickly conduct heat into the room.

spread continuously idiom
to spread, propagate, or be disseminated continuously over a period of time or space

他的英雄事迹在这一带传得很广，大家都非常敬佩他。

tā de yīng​xióng shì​jì zài zhè yī​dài chuán de hěn guǎng, dà​jiā dōu fēi​cháng jìng​pèi tā.

His heroic deeds are widely known in this area, and everyone admires him greatly.

传 (傳) zhuàn
biography noun
a written account of a person's life or a historical narrative

他决定为自己的祖父写一篇传。

tā jué​dìng wèi zì​jǐ de zǔ​fù xiě yī piān zhuàn.

He decided to write a biography for his grandfather.

commentary verb
interpretive notes or commentaries on classical texts

这本书附有详尽的经传解释。

zhè běn shū fù​yǒu xiáng​jìn de jīng zhuàn jiě​shì.

This book is accompanied by detailed explanations of classics and commentaries.

relay station verb
a station where messengers or travelers changed horses in ancient times

信件通过古代的驿传系统进行递送。

xìn​jiàn tōng​guò gǔ​dài de yì zhuàn xì​tǒng jìn​xíng dì​sòng.

Letters were delivered through the ancient courier system.

Frequency
Character
Written text
332nd most common 662.4 per million
Movie subtitles
516th most common 279.3 per million appears in 70% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
63.6 per million appears in 19% of films
Written text
105.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Traditional
傳
Strokes
6
Unicode
U+4F20

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)