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
传承
chuánchéng
to inherit and carry forward
Characters in this word
承 chéng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这门手艺之所以能够传承数百年，是因为每一代工匠都愿意耐心打磨细节。 Zhè mén shǒuyì zhī suǒyǐ nénggòu chuánchéng shù bǎi nián, shì yīnwèi měi yí dài gōngjiàng dōu yuànyì nàixīn dǎmó xìjié. This craft has been passed down for hundreds of years because every generation of artisans has been willing to polish the details patiently.
- 奶奶把这道家乡菜的做法传承给了我们。 Nǎinai bǎ zhè dào jiāxiāng cài de zuòfǎ chuánchéng gěi le wǒmen. Grandma passed the way of making this hometown dish down to us.
- 年轻人愿意传承传统文化，这让老艺人很欣慰。 Niánqīngrén yuànyì chuánchéng chuántǒng wénhuà, zhè ràng lǎo yìrén hěn xīnwèi. Young people are willing to carry on traditional culture, which gratifies the old artists.
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
- 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
- 传染 chuánrǎn to infect