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转

zhuàn

to turn, to revolve

A red and green pinwheel spinning on a stick in the wind
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

  • 风扇一直在转,房间里的空气终于流动起来。 Fēngshàn yìzhí zài zhuàn, fángjiān lǐ de kōngqì zhōngyú liúdòng qǐlai. The fan kept turning, and the air in the room finally began to move.
  • 孩子们围着大树转圈,玩得很开心。 Háizimen wéi zhe dàshù zhuànquān, wán de hěn kāixīn. The children ran around the big tree in circles, having a great time.
  • 我在商场里转了半天,才找到那家小店。 Wǒ zài shāngchǎng lǐ zhuàn le bàntiān, cái zhǎodào nà jiā xiǎo diàn. I wandered around the mall for ages before I found that little shop.

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