转

zhuǎn, zhuàn

to turn; to change; to shift; to transfer; to forward (a message); to convey; (zhuàn) to revolve; to rotate; to turn around; a turn

Radical: 车 HSK 3 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

转 decomposes into the following components:

车 专

Semantic component: 车; phonetic component: 专.

Words containing 转

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 转.

中转
zhōng zhuǎn
to change (train or plane)
倒转
dào zhuǎn
to make an about-turn
偏转
piān zhuǎn
deflection (physics)
公转
gōng zhuàn
orbital revolution
反转
fǎn zhuǎn
reversal
右转
yòu zhuǎn
to turn right
周转
zhōu zhuǎn
turnover (in cash or personnel)
回转
huí zhuǎn
to rotate
复转
fù zhuǎn
to demobilize
大转
dà zhuǎn
好转
hǎo zhuǎn
to improve
婉转
wǎn zhuǎn
sweet and agreeable

Related characters (radical 车)

Characters that share the radical 车.

军 斩 舆 车 轧 轨 轩 轫 轭 轮 软 轰 轱 轲 轳 轴 轵 轶 轷 轸 轹 轺 轻 轼

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