转 - zhuàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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8 strokes
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转 (轉)

zhuàn

Definition

to revolve
to turn
to circle about
to walk about
classifier (for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm)
measure word
classifier (for repeated actions)
measure word

Other pronunciations

转	zhuǎi	to shift to move to turn use flowery language (dialect) see 转文
转	zhuǎn	to turn to change direction to transfer to forward (mail)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

啭

zhuàn

to sing (of birds or insects); to warble; to chirp; to twitter

Related words (58)

转位

zhuàn wèi

index (rotating gauge); cam gradation

转动

zhuàn dòng

to rotate (about an axis); to revolve; to turn; to move in a circle; to gyrate

转去

zhuàn qù

to return; to go back

转台

zhuàn tái

rotating stage; swivel table

转向

zhuàn xiàng

to get lost; to lose one's way

转圈

zhuàn quān

to rotate; to twirl; to run around; to encircle; rotation; (coll.) to speak indirectly; to beat about the bush

rotating turret

nutation (plants turning to face the sun)

rotor

to roll; to wander around; to appear repeatedly

转椅

zhuàn yǐ

swivel chair; children's roundabout

转炉

zhuàn lú

converter (rotary furnace in steelmaking)

转盘

zhuàn pán

turntable; rotary (traffic)

torque

rotary grindstone

muscle cramp

organ stop (button activating a row of pipes)

to transpose

torque

a turntable

to stroll

rotating disk; wheel; rotor; cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism

axis of rotation

angular velocity; number of revolutions per minute

转铃

zhuàn líng

bicycle bell (with revolving cap)

转门

zhuàn mén

revolving door; turnstile

rotary drum

to go on a trip

rotor

axis of rotation (mechanics); spindle

combination lock

torque arm

pencil sharpener

(coll.) to pace around nervously; to speak indirectly; to beat about the bush

a turntable

tachometer; RPM gauge

转来转去

zhuàn lái zhuàn qù

to rove around; to run around in circles; to walk back and forth

转浑天仪

zhuàn hún tiān yí

armillary sphere (astronomy)

revolver (handgun)

orbital revolution

to spin; to rotate; to revolve

rotation

to rotate

to spin rapidly; to whirl around; (of time) to fly by

二人转

èr rén zhuàn

genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China

团团转

tuán tuán zhuàn

to go round and round; running around in circles; (fig.) frantically busy

电转盘

diàn zhuàn pán

an electric turntable

axis of rotation

turnstile

confused and disoriented

玩儿不转

wán r bù zhuàn

can't handle it; can't find any way (of doing sth); not up to the task

玩儿得转

wán r dé zhuàn

can handle it; up to the task

电动转盘

diàn dòng zhuàn pán

an electric turntable

餐桌转盘

cān zhuō zhuàn pán

revolving tray on a dining table; lazy Susan

山不转水转

shān bù zhuàn shuǐ zhuàn

it's a small world; only mountains never meet

山不转路转

shān bù zhuàn lù zhuàn

see 山不转水转

耍得团团转

shuǎ de tuán tuán zhuàn

to fool; to dupe

漏水转浑天仪

lòu shuǐ zhuàn hún tiān yí

water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)

Idioms (4)

转败为胜

zhuàn bài wéi shèng

to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat

连轴转

lián zhóu zhuàn

(lit.) to continuously revolve; to work non-stop; to work around the clock (idiom)

天旋地转

tiān xuán dì zhuàn

the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning; (fig.) huge changes in the world

眼不转睛

yǎn bù zhuàn jīng

with fixed attention (idiom)

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