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传说

chuánshuō

legend

An elder telling a story
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Characters in this word

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

说 shuō

Strokes
9
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 兑 to exchange
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这是传说。 Zhè shì chuánshuō. This is a legend.
  • 我听过传说。 Wǒ tīng guo chuánshuō. I have heard the legend.
  • 村里有传说。 Cūn lǐ yǒu chuánshuō. There is a legend in the village.

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