| 前 |
qián chuán | forward pass (sport) |
| 前 |
qián zhuàn | prequel |
| 前 |
qián | front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly |
| 传 |
chuán | to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to conduct (electricity) |
| 传 |
zhuàn | biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station |