宣傳

See also: 宣伝 and 宣传

Chinese

		to declare (publicly); to announce	to pass on; to spread; to transmit to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity); biography
trad. (宣傳)		宣	傳
simp. (宣传)		宣	传

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuānchuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syun¹ cyun⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): siên-chhòn

  (Meixian, Guangdong): xiên¹ con²

• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): soan-thoân / soan-toân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): suang¹ tuang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuānchuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuanchuán
    • Wade–Giles: hsüan¹-chʻuan²
    • Yale: sywān-chwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuanchwan
    • Palladius: сюаньчуань (sjuanʹčuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: syun¹ cyun⁴
    • Yale: syūn chyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syn¹ tsyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xun¹ qun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʃyːn⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰyːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-chhòn
    • Hakka Romanization System: xien´ conˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ con²
    • Sinological IPA: /ɕi̯en²⁴ t͡sʰon¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: xiên¹ con²
    • Sinological IPA: /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɔn¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soan-thoân
    • Tâi-lô: suan-thuân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soantoaan
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /suan³³ tʰuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan⁴⁴⁻²² tʰuan¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /suan⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰuan²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /suan⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /suan⁴⁴⁻²² tʰuan²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soan-toân
    • Tâi-lô: suan-tuân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soandoaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /suan⁴⁴⁻²² tuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /suan³³ tuan²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: suang¹ tuang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: suang thuâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suaŋ³³⁻²³ tʰuaŋ⁵⁵/

Note: suang1 tuang5 - Shantou.

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• Middle Chinese: sjwen drjwen

Rime
Character	宣	傳
Reading #	1/1	1/3
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	澄 (11)
Final (韻)	仙 (78)	仙 (80)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	須緣切	直攣切
Baxter	sjwen	drjwen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siuᴇn/	/ɖˠiuᴇn/
Pan Wuyun	/sʷiɛn/	/ɖʷᵚiɛn/
Shao Rongfen	/sjuæn/	/ȡiuæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/swian/	/ɖwian/
Li Rong	/siuɛn/	/ȡjuɛn/
Wang Li	/sĭwɛn/	/ȡĭwɛn/
Bernard Karlgren	/si̯wɛn/	/ȡʱi̯wɛn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xuān	chuán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	syun1	cyun4

Verb

宣傳

1. to do publicity; to publicise; to propagate; to promote; to disseminate; to propagandize

   反華宣傳／反华宣传  ―  fǎnhuá xuānchuán  ―  anti-China propaganda

   宣傳思想工作／宣传思想工作  ―  xuānchuán sīxiǎng gōngzuò  ―  publicity and ideological work

   中共中央宣傳部／中共中央宣传部  ―  zhōnggòng zhōngyāng xuānchuán bù  ―  Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China

   • 徒以一經之業，宣傳章句，而見尊重。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     徒以一经之业，宣传章句，而见尊重。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Ge Hong, Baopuzi, 4^th century CE

     Tú yǐ yī jīng zhī yè, xuānchuán zhāngjù, ér jiàn zūnzhòng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this example)

Synonyms

• 安利 (ānlì) (mainland China, slang, neologism)
• 宣揚／宣扬 (xuānyáng)
• 揄揚／揄扬 (yúyáng) (literary)
• 種草／种草 (zhòngcǎo) (mainland China, slang, neologism)
• 鼓吹

 

Derived terms

• 宣傳品／宣传品 (xuānchuánpǐn)
• 宣傳工具／宣传工具 (xuānchuán gōngjù)
• 宣傳片／宣传片
• 宣傳畫／宣传画 (xuānchuánhuà)
• 宣傳車／宣传车 (xuānchuánchē)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (宣傳):

• → Japanese: 宣伝(せんでん) (senden)
• → Korean: 선전(宣傳) (seonjeon)
• → Vietnamese: tuyên truyền (宣傳)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宣	傳
せん Grade: 6	でん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

宣(せん)傳(でん) • (senden) 

1. advertisement, publicity

Verb

宣(せん)傳(でん)する • (senden suru) suru (stem 宣(せん)傳(でん)し (senden shi), past 宣(せん)傳(でん)した (senden shita))

1. to advertise

Conjugation

Conjugation of "宣傳する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	宣傳し	せんでんし	senden shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	宣傳し	せんでんし	senden shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	宣傳する	せんでんする	senden suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	宣傳する	せんでんする	senden suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	宣傳すれ	せんでんすれ	senden sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	宣傳せよ¹ 宣傳しろ²	せんでんせよ¹ せんでんしろ²	senden seyo¹ senden shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	宣傳される	せんでんされる	senden sareru
Causative	宣傳させる 宣傳さす	せんでんさせる せんでんさす	senden saseru senden sasu
Potential	宣傳できる	せんでんできる	senden dekiru
Volitional	宣傳しよう	せんでんしよう	senden shiyō
Negative	宣傳しない	せんでんしない	senden shinai
Negative continuative	宣傳せず	せんでんせず	senden sezu
Formal	宣傳します	せんでんします	senden shimasu
Perfective	宣傳した	せんでんした	senden shita
Conjunctive	宣傳して	せんでんして	senden shite
Hypothetical conditional	宣傳すれば	せんでんすれば	senden sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
宣	傳

Noun

宣傳 • (seonjeon) (hangeul 선전)

1. Hanja form^? of 선전 (“propaganda”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán in this term
宣	傳

Noun

宣傳

1. chữ Hán form of tuyên truyền (“propaganda”).

Verb

宣傳

1. chữ Hán form of tuyên truyền (“to propagate”).