家传

家傳
jiāzhuàn
family history (as a literary genre)

CEDICT

record of the deeds of past family members; family biography

Wiktionary

叙述父祖事迹以传示后人的传记。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

家传 jiāchuán
  1. handed down in a family
  2. family traditions

Entry Composition

=1 家 jiā used in 家伙 jiāhuo and 家俱 jiājù
=1 家 jiā
  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

classifier: 個
2 传 zhuàn
  1. biography
  2. historical narrative
  3. commentaries
  4. relay station

Containing this entry

家传户晓 jiāchuánhùxiǎo

Related entries

族谱 zúpǔ
  1. genealogical record
  2. family history
  3. lineage