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TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 詞
傳真 word · TOCFL A2 (est.)
傳真 ＝ 傳 ＋ 真
ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄣ · chuánzhēn
noun — a fax; verb — to send a fax

字源 FORM — what the parts do

傳to pass on, to transmit (傳送)chuán
真true, the real image (真的)zhēn
傳真，傳送的傳，真的的真。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

把紙上的「真」跡，原樣「傳」到對方手裡。
The true (真) marks on the paper, passed on (傳) exactly as they are.
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