Trace Panda
■ radical

zhuān

concentrated

How it’s built

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.

meaning

spindle; spinning wheel

meaning

inch; thumb; (hand)

Through the ages

Seal script
Traditional script
Cursive script

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