The story of 轉

turn, shift

轉 is composed of 車(vehicle) and 專(concentrated). 專 depicts a hand operating a spinning wheel, which has already had the meaning of turning or spinning, 車 has wheel, means the same.

Vocabulary of 轉

  • 反轉 (reversal)
  • 轉折 (twists and turns)
  • 轉頭 (to turn one’s head)

Classification

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