Dong Chinese dictionary

chuán, zhuàn

pass on, transmit

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 專 represents the sound.

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

專 Sound component

zhuān

monopolize

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chuán

summon; propagate, transmit; to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)

zhuàn

biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station

Most common words with 傳

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