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
传来
chuánlái
to come through; to be heard
Characters in this word
来 lái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 未 not yet 丷 horns
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 外面传来歌声。 Wàimiàn chuánlái gēshēng. Singing comes from outside.
- 远处传来笑声。 Yuǎnchù chuánlái xiàoshēng. Laughter comes from far away.
- 厨房传来香味。 Chúfáng chuánlái xiāngwèi. A nice smell comes from the kitchen.
Related words
- 传 chuán to pass on; to spread
- 传播 chuánbō to spread; to transmit
- 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
- 出来 chūlái to come out
- 回来 huílái to come back