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转

zhuǎn

to turn

A person walking a curved path
Memory picture

Character

转 zhuǎn

Strokes
8
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
Made of
车 cart, vehicle 专 concentrated, specialized
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 请转过来。 Qǐng zhuǎn guò lái. Please turn this way.
  • 请向左转。 Qǐng xiàng zuǒ zhuǎn. Please turn left.
  • 车转进来。 Chē zhuǎn jìn lái. The car turns in.

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