轉

Phono-semantic compound:

車 (“cart, vehicle”) provides the meaning (movement, rolling);

專 (“exclusive, focused”) provides the sound.

Originally depicted the wheel of a cart turning, which evolved into the broader sense of “to turn” or “to revolve.”

Now widely used to mean “change,” “shift,” or “transfer” in both literal and figurative contexts.

Example uses:

轉學 – “to transfer schools”

好轉 – “to improve, to turn for the better”

迴轉 – “to rotate, to turn around”