传
Character Breakdown
Radical: 人 (no. 9)Traditional: 傳
View stroke order →Definitions
- (verb) to pass on
- to spread
- to transmit
- to infect
- to transfer
- to circulate
- to conduct (electricity)
Example Sentences
请把这份文件传给下一个人。
Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn wénjiàn chuán gěi xià yí gè rén
Please pass this document to the next person
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HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- HSK 5
- HSK 2.0
- Not listed
- HSK Lord study list
- HSK 3 list
传: New to the HSK lists at HSK 5. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
On the new HSK 5 exam
Studying for HSK 5? Keep 传 with the rest of your level.
HSK Lord schedules your reviews so each character comes back right before you would forget it. Free to start, and it picks up where you are.
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Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.