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传导 (chuán dǎo) — (of heat, electricity, sound) to conduct; (of information, signals, disease, culture) to transmit

Definition

verb
(of heat, electricity, sound) to conduct(of information, signals, disease, culture) to transmit

Examples

  • 传导。
    Jīn shǔ néng gòu chuán dǎo rè hé diàn.
    Metals can conduct heat and electricity.
  • 传导。
    Zhè zhǒng bìng dú tōng guò kōng qì chuán dǎo.
    This virus is transmitted through the air.
  • 传导。
    Tā de fù miàn qíng xù hěn róng yì chuán dǎo gěi bié rén.
    His negative emotions easily transmit to others.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

传chuántransmit
导dǎoconduct

传 (“transmit”) and 导 (“conduct”) together mean to carry heat, electricity, or signals.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 傳; 传 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān傳chuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 傳 puts 人 (man) beside 專, which gives the sound; the simplified 传 is a later shorthand, and its parts are not the historical ones.

Open 传 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 导 →
Appears in
Physics & Chemistry

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