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HSK 10 N2
chuán, zhuàn
デン、テン
つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う、-づた.い、つて
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 專 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (傳)
Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
Phonetic component
specialty
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Simplified (传)
person (side)+ take =
pass on, transmit
Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
Phonetic component
zhuān take
variant of 專|专[zhuān]
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Japanese (伝)
person (side)
utter
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [chuán]
to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)
/ [zhuàn]
biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station
Japanese
伝手 つて ツテ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana means of making contact; intermediary; go-between
  2. usually kana connections; influence; pull; good offices
でん 同音

noun

  1. legend; tradition
  2. biography; life
  3. method; way
  4. horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
ただし
Tadashi given name
つたい
Tsutai unclassified name
つたう
Tsutau surnamegiven name
つたえ
Tsutae surnamegiven name
つとう
Tsutou surnamegiven name
つとお
Tsutoo given name
つとむ
Tsutomu male given name
でん
Den surname
Fu surname
つたえ
Tsutae unclassified name
つとう
Tsutou surname
でん
Den surname
ふう
surname