专 zhuān concentrated
concentrated; specialized
How it came to be
A hand turning a spindle, with the heavy weight at the top. Spinning is a job you cannot look away from, and putting everything into one turning thing became its meaning.
How it is used
- Bound; specialized/focused. 专业 (zhuānyè) major/profession, 专门 (zhuānmén) specially/specialized, 专家 (zhuānjiā) expert.
- 专门 (zhuānmén) as an adverb = specially for one purpose: 专门来看你 (zhuānmén lái kàn nǐ) came specially to see you.
- 专心 (zhuānxīn) / 专注 (zhuānzhù) = concentrate, be absorbed.
Characters built with 专
Words with 专
- 专业zhuānyèprofessionHSK 4
- 专门zhuānménspecializedHSK 4
- 专家zhuānjiāexpertHSK 5
- 专心zhuānxīnto focus one's attentionHSK 5
- 专利zhuānlìpatentHSK 6
- 专注zhuānzhùto focusHSK 6
- 专用zhuānyòngspecialHSK 6
- 专科zhuānkēspecialized subjectHSK 6
- 专题zhuāntíspecific topicHSK 6
- 专人zhuānrénspecialistHSK 7
- 专卖zhuānmàimonopolyHSK 7
- 专程zhuānchéngspecificallyHSK 7
- 专职zhuānzhíspecial dutyHSK 7
- 专著zhuānzhùmonographHSK 7
- 专长zhuānchángspecialtyHSK 7
- 专制zhuānzhìautocracyHSK 8
- 专柜zhuānguìsales counter dedicated to a certain kind of productHSK 8
- 专栏zhuānlánspecial columnHSK 8
- 专辑zhuānjíalbumHSK 8
- 专项zhuānxiàngspecialHSK 8
Example sentences
- 他是医学专业的学生。 Tā shì yīxué zhuānyè de xuésheng.He's a student majoring in medicine.
- 这所监狱专门关押政治犯。 Zhè suǒ jiānyù zhuānmén guānyā zhèngzhìfàn.This prison specializes in incarcerating political prisoners.