傳

傳 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+11, 13 strokes, cangjie input 人十戈戈 (OJII), four-corner 2524₃, composition ⿰亻專)

• 𡀯, 𧓆, 𬣋, 𬩘, 𫮯, 𡈬

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 114, character 23
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1019
• Dae Jaweon: page 243, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 208, character 9
• Unihan data for U+50B3

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tons, *don, *dons): semantic 人 (“man”) + phonetic 專 (OC *tjon).

Related to 轉 (OC *tonʔ, *tons, “to turn around; to transfer”); see there for more.

傳

1. to transfer; to deliver; to transmit; to pass on

   傳球／传球  ―  chuánqiú  ―  to pass the ball

   • 2014, “換我甲你疼”, in 許富凱 [Henry Hsu], Nancy (lyrics), 阿財 (music), 一寸真心, performed by 許富凱 [Henry Hsu]:

     親像層層疊疊的相思　望月光甘會替我傳乎你 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     亲像层层叠叠的相思　望月光甘会替我传乎你 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     chhin-chhiūⁿ têng-têng-tha̍h-tha̍h ê siuⁿ-si, bāng goe̍h-kng kám ē thè góa chhoân hō͘ lí [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2015, “傷心的我傷心的歌”, in 武雄 (lyrics), 陳建瑋 [Jacky Chen] (music), 古倫美亞, performed by 陳建瑋 [Jacky Chen]:

     電話不接　傳Line不回 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     电话不接　传Line不回 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     tiān-ōe m̄ chiap, chhoân Line m̄ hôe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to teach; to impart
3. to pass down; to hand down
4. to abdicate; to resign sovereign authority
5. to express; to convey
6. to summon; to call

   傳證人／传证人  ―  chuán zhèngrén  ―  to summon a witness

   快傳太醫！／快传太医！  ―  Kuài chuán tàiyī!  ―  Quick, call for the imperial physician!

7. to spread; to circulate; to disseminate

   宣傳／宣传  ―  xuānchuán  ―  to promote; to publicise

   傳福音／传福音  ―  chuán fúyīn  ―  to spread the Gospel; to evangelize

8. (physics) to conduct (electricity or heat)
9. (Hokkien) to pass on to the next generation; to transmit to the offspring
10. (Mainland China Hokkien) to give birth; to procreate; to have children
11. (Quanzhou Hokkien) to give
    • 2020, Weirong Chen, A Grammar of Southern Min: The Hui’an Dialect, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 432:

      伊傳汝懷 [Hui'an Hokkien, trad.]
      伊传汝怀 [Hui'an Hokkien, simp.]

      i tn̂g lír hoâi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

      those he gave you

12. (Quanzhou Hokkien) to allow; to let; to permit
13. (Quanzhou Hokkien) by

• (to prepare):

• (to allow): 讓／让 (ràng)

Others:

• → Vietnamese: chuyền

傳

1. (historical, literature) a category of historical literary works
   1. historical narrative; record; chronicle; historical documents

      • 傳曰：「一人有慶，兆民賴之。」此之謂也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
        传曰：「一人有庆，兆民赖之。」此之谓也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

        From: Xunzi, c. 3^rd century BCE

        Zhuàn yuē: “Yīrén yǒu qìng, zhào mín lài zhī.” Cǐ zhī wèi yě. [Pinyin]

        In the histories (i.e., the Book of Documents) it is written: "I, the One, enjoy felicity; the people will look to me as their sure dependence," which refers to this.

   2. commentary; annotation

      《公羊傳》／《公羊传》  ―  “gōngyángzhuàn”  ―  Commentaries of Gongyang

      • 《易》大傳：「天下一致而百慮，同歸而殊塗。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
        《易》大传：「天下一致而百虑，同归而殊涂。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

        From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

        “Yì” dàzhuàn: “Tiānxià yīzhì ér bǎilǜ, tóngguī ér shūtú.” [Pinyin]

        The Grand Commentary to the Yi (i.e., the Xi Ci) has it, that "All under heaven, the one answer is found by myriad contemplations, the one destiny is reached by diverse routes."

   3. paracanonical work (any work that complements a canon or a canonical body of texts but not considered canonical by itself, often including the above)

      名不見經傳／名不见经传  ―  míngbùjiànjīngzhuàn  ―  to be a nobody (literally, "the name does not appear in canons or para-canons")

      • 傳曰：「雩而雨者，何也？曰：無何也，猶不雩而雨也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
        传曰：「雩而雨者，何也？曰：无何也，犹不雩而雨也。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

        From: c. 2nd century BCE, Han Shi Wai Zhuan (《韓詩外傳》)

        Zhuàn yuē: “Yú ér yǔ zhě, hé yě? Yuē: wúhé yě, yóu bùyú ér yǔ yě.” [Pinyin]

        Beside the canons (i.e. in Xunzi), the following is written: "How is it that rain comes after a sacrifice of rain-dance? Answer: There is no 'how'. It is the same as any occurrence of rain without the rain-dance."

      • 太史公曰：傳曰：「其身正，不令而行；其身不正，雖令不從，」其李將軍之謂也？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
        太史公曰：传曰：「其身正，不令而行；其身不正，虽令不从，」其李将军之谓也？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

        From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

        Tàishǐgōng yuē: zhuàn yuē: “Qí shēn zhèng, bù lìng ér xíng; qí shēn bùzhèng, suī lìng bù cóng,” qí Lǐ jiāngjūn zhī wèi yě? [Pinyin]

        The Annalist wrote: In the para-canons (i.e. the Analects, itself not considered canonical at the time) it is written: "When one's own personal conduct is correct, his government is effective without the issuing of orders. If not correct, he may issue orders, but they will not be followed." Is this not a proper description of General Li?

2. (literature) biography; life story

   自傳／自传  ―  zìzhuàn  ―  autobiography

   列傳／列传  ―  lièzhuàn  ―  biographical historiography

3. (historical, literature) novel or story written in the historical style

   《水滸傳》／《水浒传》  ―  “Shuǐhǔzhuàn”  ―  Water Margin (novel)

4. to write a biography

Others:

• → Vietnamese: chuyện (𡀯)

傳

1. (historical) relay station for transmitting documents
2. (historical) stagecoach; post-chaise

傳

1. (Hokkien) alternative form of 攢 / 攒

• “傳”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00228
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00219-007

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 伝)

1. summon
2. propagate, transmit

• Go-on: でん (den)^{←でん (den, historical)}
• Kan-on: てん (ten)^{←てん (ten, historical)}
• Kun: つたえる (tsutaeru, 傳える)^{←つたへる (tutaferu, 傳へる, historical)}、つたう (tsutau, 傳う)^{←つたふ (tutafu, 傳ふ, historical)}、つたわる (tsutawaru, 傳わる)^{←つたはる (tutafaru, 傳はる, historical)}

傳 (eumhun 전(傳)할 전 (jeonhal jeon))

1. hanja form^? of 전 (“transfer”)

• 유전학 (遺傳學, yujeonhak, “genetics”)

傳: Hán Việt readings: truyền^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}, truyện^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}, truyến^[3][6]
傳: Nôm readings: chuyền^[5][7][8], chuyện^[1][2][5][8], chuyến^[9], chiện^[7]

傳 • (truyền)

1. chữ Hán form of truyền (“to transmit, to transfer; to impart; to summon; to express”)

傳 • (truyện)

1. chữ Hán form of truyện (“a story, a novel, a fiction book”)

傳 • (chuyền)

1. chữ Nôm form of chuyền (“to pass a ball”)

傳 • (chuyện)

1. chữ Nôm form of chuyện (“matters, affairs; a tale, a legend”)