转
zhuǎn · HSK 3
turn
🔄 车 + 专 = cart + spool; a cart wheel spinning on its axle
转 combines 车 (cart/vehicle) with 专 (spool/concentrate). The spool rotates, the cart turns — both senses of 'revolve' live in one character. Sounds like 'jwan' with a dipping tone.
转 — car radical 车 + 专 (phonetic)
转 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The left side 车 (cart/wheel) gives the meaning, evoking something that turns or rotates like a wheel. The right side 专 supplies the sound. Originally referring to the turning of a cart's wheels, it broadened to mean 'turn,' 'rotate,' or 'shift' in general.