傳真

傳真

See also: 传真

Chinese

		to pass on; to spread; to transmit to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity); biography	real; true; genuine
trad. (傳真)		傳	真
simp. (传真)		传	真

Etymology

“fax”

Short for 傳真電報／传真电报.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuánzhēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cyun⁴ zan¹
• Min Nan (POJ): thoân-chin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chuánzhēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwanjen
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cyun⁴ zan¹
    • Yale: chyùhn jān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn⁴ dzan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qun⁴ zen¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰyːn²¹ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thoân-chin
    • Tâi-lô: thuân-tsin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: toancyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰuan²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰuan²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕin³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰuan¹³⁻²² t͡ɕin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰuan²³⁻³³ t͡ɕin⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɖˠiuᴇn  t͡ɕiɪn/▼

Rime
Character	傳	真
Reading #	1/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	澄 (11)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	仙 (80)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	Chongniu III	III
Fanqie	直攣切	側鄰切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɖˠiuᴇn/	/t͡ɕiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖʷᵚiɛn/	/t͡ɕin/
Shao Rongfen	/ȡiuæn/	/t͡ɕjen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖwian/	/cin/
Li Rong	/ȡjuɛn/	/t͡ɕiĕn/
Wang Li	/ȡĭwɛn/	/t͡ɕĭĕn/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȡʱi̯wɛn/	/t͡ɕi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chuán	zhēn

Noun

傳真

1. fax; facsimile

Derived terms

傳真機／传真机 (chuánzhēnjī)

Verb

傳真

1. to portray; to describe
2. to impart way to become immortal