HSK 5 · Verbs

流传 liúchuán “to spread” in Chinese

Traditional 流傳

What 流传 means

  1. to spread
  2. to circulate
  3. to hand down

How to say 流传

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale流liú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale传chuán2nd tone, rising

流传 in a sentence

  1. 说话就如过眼云烟，文字却能流传千古。

    Shuōhuà jiù rú guòyǎnyúnyān, wénzì què néng liúchuán qiāngǔ.

    Spoken words vanish like smoke, but written words can last for ages.

    Sentence #1752450 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 流传 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 流 (liú) with each of its parts in a different colour
流liúto flow
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 㐬pennantSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 㐬 () hints at the sound. Compare it with liú.

The character 传 (chuán) with each of its parts in a different colour
传chuánto pass on
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 专concentrated · zhuānSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 专 (zhuān) hints at the sound. Compare it with chuán.

How to write 流传

流 10 strokes · 传 6 strokes

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流传 (liúchuán) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 流传 (liúchuán). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 流传

Words with 流

交流jiāoliú · to exchange流利liúlì · fluent流行liúxíng · popular流泪liúlèi · to shed tears轮流lúnliú · to alternate流露liúlù · to reveal流浪liúlàng · to wander一流yìliú · first-class流通liútōng · to circulate潮流cháoliú · trend

Words with 传

传真chuánzhēn · fax传染chuánrǎn · to infect宣传xuānchuán · to publicise传播chuánbō · to disseminate传统chuántǒng · tradition传说chuánshuō · legend遗传yíchuán · genetic传达chuándá · to convey传授chuánshòu · to teach传单chuándān · leaflet

More words: Common Verbs

控制kòngzhì · to control拦lán · to block利用lìyòng · to make use of联合liánhé · to combine漏lòu · to leak轮流lúnliú · to alternate落后luòhòu · to fall behind冒险màoxiǎn · to take risks

FAQs

流传 (liúchuán) means “to spread” or “to circulate”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it liúchuán: liú with a 2nd tone, then chuán with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 流传 is written 流傳. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type liuchuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 流传 from the suggestions. Typing liuchuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
流传 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.