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
传统
chuántǒng
tradition; traditional
Characters in this word
统 tǒng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 充 to fill, to supply
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这是传统菜。 Zhè shì chuán tǒng cài. This is a traditional dish.
- 传统很重要。 Chuán tǒng hěn zhòng yào. Traditions are very important.
- 我们爱传统。 Wǒ men ài chuán tǒng. We love traditions.
Related words
- 传 chuán to pass on; to spread
- 传播 chuánbō to spread; to transmit
- 传来 chuánlái to come through; to be heard
- 传说 chuánshuō legend
- 宣传 xuānchuán to promote; to publicize
- 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
- 统计 tǒngjì to count; statistics
- 统一 tǒngyī to unite; to make consistent