专

耑
zhuān
#485 most
frequent character
variant of 專|专[zhuan1]

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

专 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
sound4 characters

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