传闻 Traditional form: 傳聞 Pinyin (reading): chuánwén Definitions: rumor Characters: 传 - to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons 闻 - news; to hear, to smell; to make known Traditional characters: 傳 - to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons 聞 - news; to hear, to smell; to make known