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Chinese characters for “zhuan”

21 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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First tone

zhuān

砖

zhuān

tile, brick

9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6

专

zhuān

concentrated, specialized

spindle

concentrated, specialized

good, honest, simple

tile, brick

good, honest, simple

anchovy

Third tone

zhuǎn

转

zhuǎn

to move, to convey

8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4

孨

zhuǎn

cautious, cowardly, weak

to move, to convey

Fourth tone

zhuàn

赚

zhuàn

to earn, to profit, to make money

14 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4

to sing

to compose, to write

seal script

to feed, support, provide for

to edit

to earn, to profit, to make money

17 strokes

饌

zhuàn

to feed, support, provide for

to sing

to feed, to provide for

21 strokes

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specialized

specialty

to turn

to transmit

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to earn

to improve

expert

to focus one's attention

转变zhuǎnbiàn

to change

Chinese characters for “zhuan”

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