传 chuán
“to pass on; to spread; to transmit”
verb, verb / noun2021 list level 3Traditional 傳
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
传 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entries. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 2183: 传 chuán — Level 5; official annotation 5 (动). PDF page 134
- Entry 10850: 传 zhuàn — Levels 7–9; official annotation 7-9 (名). PDF page 351
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
义项All meanings
- chuán: to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate
- zhuàn: biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station