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.
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Historical Evolution
专
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
专
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
专
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
专 / 專 [zhuān]
for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized
Japanese
- exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; someone with a fetish for ...
- first; most important thing; number one priority
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
専 あつし
Atsushi given name
専 あつむ
Atsumu unclassified name
専 せん
Sen surnamegiven name
専 せんさき
Sensaki surname
専 まこと
Makoto given name
CHINESE WORDS (109)
专家 [zhuānjiā] #1,581
expert
专业 [zhuānyè] #1,668
specialty
专门 [zhuānmén] #3,024
specialist
专辑 [zhuānjí] #3,624
album
专心 [zhuānxīn] #4,145
to concentrate
专用 [zhuānyòng] #7,377
special
专利 [zhuānlì] #8,990
patent
专注 [zhuānzhù] #5,477
to focus
专项 [zhuānxiàng] #41,302
special
专题 [zhuāntí] #17,051
specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc)
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 専門 [せんもん] #2,981
speciality
⭐ 専用 [せんよう] #4,014
(one's) exclusive use
⭐ 専門家 [せんもんか] #6,523
specialist
⭐ 専念 [せんねん] #6,655
absorption
⭐ 専属 [せんぞく] #9,720
exclusive
⭐ 専門的 [せんもんてき] #17,907
technical
⭐ 専門店 [せんもんてん] #20,853
specialist shop
⭐ 専務 [せんむ] #21,965
special duty
⭐ 専攻 [せんこう] #25,564
major subject
専門外 [せんもんがい] #26,254
outside of one's area of expertise
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