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
传染病
chuánrǎnbìng
infectious disease
Characters in this word
染 rǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 氿 spring 木 tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
病 bìng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 丙 third
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 面对传染病，最有效的公共政策往往是早发现、早隔离、早治疗。 Miànduì chuánrǎnbìng, zuì yǒuxiào de gōnggòng zhèngcè wǎngwǎng shì zǎo fāxiàn, zǎo gélí, zǎo zhìliáo. When facing an infectious disease, the most effective public policy is often early detection, early isolation, and early treatment.
- 学校每年都会教孩子们如何预防传染病。 Xuéxiào měi nián dōu huì jiāo háizimen rúhé yùfáng chuánrǎnbìng. Every year the school teaches children how to prevent infectious diseases.
- 医生提醒大家，得了传染病要及时去医院。 Yīshēng tíxǐng dàjiā, déle chuánrǎnbìng yào jíshí qù yīyuàn. The doctor reminds everyone to go to the hospital promptly if they catch an infectious disease.
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
- 传承 chuánchéng to inherit and carry forward