专
專zhuān
#485 most
frequent character
for a particular person, occasion, purpose
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
专 is a short form of 專, which showed a hand 寸 holding a weaving tile 叀. It first meant 'a tile used in weaving' or 'turning.' From there it grew to 'specialized', 'special', and 'focused'.
Drawn as: hand holding tile
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