传

to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)

6 strokes Dict coverage rank #201 U+4F20

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 (semantic, “people”) + 专 (phonetic, zhuān)

components: 亻专

spread · Heisig RSH #1237

人 person + corncob pipe

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 专

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 专 (zhuān) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
专 sound component	zhuān	concentrated, specialized; to monopolize
转	zhuǎn	to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail
砖	zhuān	tile, brick
抟	tuán	to roll around in one's hand; to model

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
人传人	rén chuán rén	transmitted person-to-person
传人	chuán rén	to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant
传动器	chuán dòng qì	drive (engine)
小传	xiǎo zhuàn	sketch biography; profile
自传	zì zhuàn	autobiography
传家	chuán jiā	to pass on through the generations
家传	jiā chuán	handed down in a family; family traditions
家传	jiā zhuàn	family history (as a literary genre)
传动	chuán dòng	drive (transmission in an engine)
上传	shàng chuán	to upload
言不可传	yán bù kě chuán	impossible to put into words; inexpressible
传出神经	chuán chū shén jīng	efferent nerve (transmitting out from the brain); efferent neuron; motor nerve
电传	diàn chuán	to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc); a message t…
传发	chuán fā	to order sb to start on a journey
可以意会，不可言传	kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán	can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious…
传法	chuán fǎ	to pass on doctrines from master to disciple (Buddhism)
传出	chuán chū	to transmit outwards; to disseminate; efferent (nerve)
口传	kǒu chuán	to convey orally; to pass on by word of mouth (instructions, information, stories etc)
传道	chuán dào	to lecture on doctrine; to expound the wisdom of ancient sages; to preach; a sermon
传道者	chuán dào zhě	missionary; preacher