• 332nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 287 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chuán (chuan2)to pass on • to spread • to transmit • to infect • to transfer • to circulate • to conduct (electricity)
2. zhuàn (zhuan4)biography • historical narrative • commentaries • relay station

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chuán (chuan2)The component is pronounced as 'zhuān' (zhuan1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhuàn (zhuan4)The component is pronounced as 'zhuān' (zhuan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

上传 (上傳)
传奇 (傳奇)
传统 (傳統)
传说 (傳說)

Uncommon

传人 (傳人)
传来 (傳來)
传出 (傳出)
传动 (傳動)
传单 (傳單)
传媒 (傳媒)
传情 (傳情)
传感器 (傳感器)
传承 (傳承)
传授 (傳授)
传播 (傳播)
传染 (傳染)
传染病 (傳染病)
传球 (傳球)
传真 (傳真)
传给 (傳給)
传闻 (傳聞)
传声筒 (傳聲筒)
传言 (傳言)
传记 (傳記)
传输 (傳輸)
传送 (傳送)
传达 (傳達)
传递 (傳遞)
传销 (傳銷)
外传 (外傳)
宣传 (宣傳)
据传 (據傳)
正传 (正傳)
水浒传 (水滸傳)
流传 (流傳)
相传 (相傳)
自传 (自傳)
遗传 (遺傳)
阿甘正传 (阿甘正傳)

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  • 1139th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rǎn (ran3)to dye • to catch (a disease) • to acquire (bad habits etc) • to contaminate • to add colour washes to a painting

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

感染 
污染 

Uncommon

一尘不染 (一塵不染)
传染 (傳染)
传染病 (傳染病)
感染力 
晕染 (暈染)
有染 
染上 
染色 
染发 (染髮)
污染物 
沾染 
渲染 

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  • 427th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 347 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bìng (bing4)illness • CL:場|场[chang2] • disease • to fall ill • defect

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bìng (bing4)The component is pronounced as 'bǐng' (bing3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

毛病 
生病 
疾病 
病人 
病毒 
看病 
神经病 (神經病)

Uncommon

佝偻病 (佝僂病)
传染病 (傳染病)
冠心病 
丧心病狂 (喪心病狂)
坏血病 (壞血病)
大病 
小病 
带病 (帶病)
得病 
心病 
心脏病 (心臟病)
性病 
患病 
慢性病 
抗病 
治病 
犯病 
生老病死 
病例 
病倒 
病假 
病入膏肓 
病危 
病友 
病史 
病因 
病床 
病患 
病情 
病态 (病態)
病房 
病历 (病歷)
病死 
病毒性 
病理 
病症 
病痛 
病菌 
病号 (病號)
病变 (病變)
病逝 
病重 
病院 
病魔 
发病 (發病)
发病率 (發病率)
白血病 
皮肤病 (皮膚病)
精神病 
糖尿病 
职业病 (職業病)
肝病 
胃病 
致病 
艾滋病 
通病 
重病 
颈椎病 (頸椎病)
养病 (養病)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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