轉 (zhuǎn)

to turn; to transfer; to change

How 轉 is written

Strokes
18
Radical
車 — car
Traditional
轉
Simplified
转

Components

轉 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

zhuǎn
to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to turn
zhuàn
to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about

Common words using 轉

轉發 zhuǎnfā
to transmit; forwarding (mail, SMS, packets of data); to pass on
轉盤 zhuànpán
turntable; rotary (traffic)
轉給 zhuǎngěi
to pass on to
轉身 zhuǎnshēn
(of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
轉載 zhuǎnzài
to forward (a shipment); to reprint sth published elsewhere
中轉 zhōngzhuǎn
to change (train or plane); transfer; correspondence
反轉 fǎnzhuǎn
reversal; inversion; to reverse
右轉 yòuzhuǎn
to turn right
回心轉意 huíxīnzhuǎnyì
to change one’s mind (idiom)
回轉 huízhuǎn
to rotate; to turn round; slalom
天旋地轉 tiānxuándìzhuàn
the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning; fig. huge changes in the world
好轉 hǎozhuǎn
to improve; to take a turn for the better; improvement

轉 in a sentence

前面路口向右轉就到了。

Qiánmiàn lùkǒu xiàng yòu zhuǎn jiù dào le.

“Turn right at the intersection ahead and you'll be there.”

How common is 轉?

轉 is the 376th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 69.6% of all running text.

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