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Chinese symbol for “transmit”

传递
chuán dì
Traditional: 傳遞
to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for transmit is 传递 (chuán dì), defined as: to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

传 chuán
to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
递 dì
to deliver, to hand over; substitute
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “transmit”

WordPinyinMeaning
发送 (發送)fā sòngto transmit; to dispatch
传输 (傳輸)chuán shūto transmit; transmission
导 (導)dǎoto transmit; to lead
转发 (轉發)zhuǎn fāto transmit; to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data)
送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 传递.

WordPinyinMeaning
传统 (傳統)chuán tǒngtradition; traditional
宣传 (宣傳)xuān chuánto disseminate; to give publicity to
传播 (傳播)chuán bōto disseminate; to propagate; to spread
传说 (傳說)chuán shuōlegend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
上传 (上傳)shàng chuánto upload
快递 (快遞)kuài dìexpress delivery
递交 (遞交)dì jiāoto present; to give
递增 (遞增)dì zēngto increase by degrees; in increasing order

See also: Japanese symbol for “transmit”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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