Chinese Character Wiki
专

zhuān

monopolize

Original meaning: 

turn

Depicts a hand (寸) spinning a wheel (叀). Based on the original meaning "turn", now written as 轉. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The simplified character 专 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 專.

Components
叀 iconic,simplified component

叀  Iconic Simplified component

zhuān

  

spinning wheel

寸 iconic,simplified component

寸  Iconic Simplified component

cùn

  

(hand), inch

Depicts a hand.

Evolution

专 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
专 Bronze script Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
专 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
专 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
专 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
专 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

专 (專) 

zhuān

monopolize, take sole possession; for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized

专 (耑) 

zhuān

variant of 專|专[zhuān]

Most common words with 专
Freq.
Word
Meaning

专家

expert

专业

specialty

专门

specialist

专辑

album

专

special

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

转

Sound component in 4 characters (2 verified)

传 转 砖 抟

Statistics

HSK level 3

Appears in 56.4793% of movies

771st most common character in movies

485th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

4

Traditional

專

Unicode

U+4E13


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