转身
zhuǎnshēn · HSK 4
turn round
🔄 转 = turn/rotate + 身 = body; literally 'turn the body around'
转 (zhuǎn) means to rotate or turn, and 身 (shēn) means body or self. Together they describe the act of pivoting one's body to face a different direction — turning around.
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.
身 — pictograph of a pregnant body
身 is a pictograph originally depicting a person with a swollen belly, representing a pregnant woman in profile. Over time the meaning broadened from 'pregnancy' or 'torso' to refer to the body in general, and by extension oneself or one's person.