专
zhuān HSK3

monopolize

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Original meaning

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Original meaning: turn

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.

Components

叀
zhuān, huì spinning wheel
寸
cùn, cun (hand), inch

Depicts a hand.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode