传

傳

chuán

verb HSK 7 #1,337

Meanings

Contains 亻(person) — knowledge is passed from person to person.

Qǐng bǎ qiú chuán gěi wǒ.

Please pass the ball to me.

Zhège xiāoxi hěn kuài jiù chuán kāi le.

This news spread quickly.

Zhège shǒuyì shì zǔfù chuán xiàlái de.

This craft was passed down from grandfather.

usage

传 has two pronunciations: chuán (to pass, spread) and zhuàn (biography, as in 自传 autobiography). The HSK meaning is chuán.

传 chuán