薪传

薪传	xīn chuán	(of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪尽火传
薪	xīn	(literary) firewood; fuel / (bound form) salary
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