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title: "Chuanwen Meaning: 传闻 (chuánwén) Means “rumor”"
description: "传闻 (traditional 傳聞, chuánwén) means “rumor; hearsay”. Hear its tones, see what 传 and 闻 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanwen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 传闻 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

传闻 chuánwén

## rumor; hearsay

## Its characters

1. 传 chuán to pass on
2. 闻 wén to hear

## In a sentence

有传闻说这家店要关门了。 There's a rumor that this shop is going to close.

[More about 传闻](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BC%A0%E9%97%BB)

## More words with 传 or 闻

- [传播 chuánbō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanbo)
- [传承 chuánchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuancheng)
- [传达 chuándá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanda)
- [传递 chuándì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuandi)
- [传媒 chuánméi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanmei)
- [传奇 chuánqí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanqi)
- [传染 chuánrǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanran)
- [传染病 chuánrǎnbìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanranbing)
- [传授 chuánshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanshou)
- [传输 chuánshū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanshu)

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