專
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zhuān · concentrated, specialized

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Character anatomy

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The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

專
Complete decomposition unavailableThe shape 寸 is indexed inside 專, but it is not the whole character.
Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

寸Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 專

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Example sentences

Notice where 專 sits in each complete thought.

Xiāng xìn tā. tā shì zhè fāng miàn de zhuān jiā相信他。他是這方面的專家

Trust him. He's an expert on the subject.

Source: Tatoeba #3888914 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhǐyǒu zhuān jiā néng qū fēn chū tā mén de bù tóng.只有專家能區分出它們的不同。

Only an expert can tell them apart.

Source: Tatoeba #8085426 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhuān jiā yě bú tài qīng chǔ.專家也不太清楚。

Experts don't really know.

Source: Tatoeba #14013598 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhuān jiā jiù hǎo xiàng yì tái zhǐyǒu yì gēn xián de xiǎo tí qín yí yàng.專家就好像一台只有一根弦的小提琴一樣。

Specialists are people who have only one string on their violin.

Source: Tatoeba #12990142 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhèng zài hé bǐ tè yì qǐ zhí xíng yí gè zhuān àn.我正在和彼特一起執行一個專案。

I am working on a project with Peter.

Source: Tatoeba #13514611 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhuān zhí zuò jiā méi yǒu gù dìng de shōu rù.專職作家沒有固定的收入。

Professional writers do not have a regular income.

Source: Tatoeba #742940 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 專 in context

  1. Say zhuān, then recall the core meaning: concentrated, specialized.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 專 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.