| 嫡 | dí chuán | handed down in a direct line from the founder | 
| 嫡 | dí | (bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶) | 
| 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 |