转 zhuǎn — shift · English

转

zhuǎn

shift

At a glance · 转

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「转」繁体「轉」从车专声，小篆从車轉声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「转」本义为转移、转动，引申转变、转折、辗转。

Structure

从車、专(專)声，形声字，車表义类，专表音，本为回转。简作转。

At a glance

Pinyinzhuǎn

Radical车

Strokes8

UnicodeU+8F6C

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English shift shift, move, turn

Français tourner / changer Tourner, changer. «弁转疑星» : tournoyer.

Español girar / cambiar Girar, cambiar. «弁转疑星»: girar.

العربية يدور / يغيّر يدور، يغيّر. «弁转疑星»: تدور.

Русский вращать / менять Вращать, менять. «弁转疑星»: вращаться.

Common words

转变zhuǎn biànchange
转zhuǎnturn

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