转

轉

zhuǎn

verb HSK 6 #660

Meanings

Contains the vehicle radical 车, since wheels turning is the core image.

Qǐng xiàng zuǒ zhuǎn.

Please turn left.

Fēngxiàng zhuǎn le.

The wind direction changed.

Wǒ xiǎng zhuǎn yìxiē qián gěi nǐ.

I want to transfer some money to you.

Tā zhuǎn guò shēn lái kàn wǒ.

He turned around to look at me.

mistakes

转 has two pronunciations: zhuǎn (to turn, to transfer) and zhuàn (to revolve, to spin). 转弯 (turn a corner) uses zhuǎn; 旋转 (rotate) uses zhuàn.

usage

转账 (zhuǎnzhàng) = bank transfer — one of the most common uses in daily life.

转 zhuǎn