(zhuǎn) - to turn, to change direction, to transfer in Mandarin
zhuǎnTraditional: 轉
Translation
to turn, to change direction, to transfer
Word origin
A phono-semantic compound with 车 (chē, vehicle, wheel) as the meaning element and 专 (zhuān) as the phonetic, picturing a wheel turning round.
- Origin
- phono-semantic
- Root
- 车 (chē, wheel) + 专 (zhuān, phonetic)
Stroke order
转
Examples
口。
Turn left at the junction ahead.
。
He turned around to look at me.
。
Please transfer the call to the manager.
凉。
The weather is slowly turning cool.
笔。
I want to transfer some money to you.
转 (zhuǎn) means to turn or change direction, and by extension to transfer something such as a call or money. Read in a different tone (zhuàn) it can mean to revolve or to stroll, but the third-tone reading here is the most frequent.
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