传 chuán
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 专 concentrated, specialized
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
传播
chuánbō
to spread; to transmit
Characters in this word
播 bō
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 番 to take turns, to repeat
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 谣言别传播。 Yáoyán bié chuánbō. Do not spread rumors.
- 风传播花粉。 Fēng chuánbō huāfěn. The wind spreads pollen.
- 网络传播消息。 Wǎngluò chuánbō xiāoxi. The internet spreads news.
Related words
- 传 chuán to pass on; to spread
- 传来 chuánlái to come through; to be heard
- 传说 chuánshuō legend
- 宣传 xuānchuán to promote; to publicize
- 传统 chuántǒng tradition; traditional
- 流传 liúchuán to spread; to pass down
- 遗传 yíchuán heredity; to be inherited
- 传达 chuándá to pass on a message
- 传递 chuándì to pass; to transmit
- 传真 chuánzhēn fax
- 播出 bōchū to broadcast; to air
- 播放 bōfàng to play; to broadcast