傳
summon, propagate, transmit
StatusJinmeiyō (variant)Strokes13
Readings
On'yomi
- テン
- デン
Kun'yomi
- つた.わる
- つた.える
- つた.う
- つて
Meaning
傳 centers on passing something along: summoning a person, propagating ideas, or transmitting information from one place to another.
Most common words using 傳
- 景徳傳燈録けいとくでんとうろく
Transmission of the Lamp (collection of biographies of famous Zen masters); Record of the Transmission of the Lamp
Study
Etymology
傳 combines 亻 (person) with 專, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of turning or focusing, suggesting a person conveying or passing something on.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 beside 專, which looks like a focused hand turning something. Picture a person turning and passing a message along: summoning, propagating, transmitting.
Reading mnemonic
For テン, imagine a person transmitting a message by tapping ten times on a drum: ten -> テン, and each tap propagates the signal.