Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
转 joins 车 chariot as the meaning part with 专 zhuān as the sound part. It first meant 'to roll, move'. From there it grew to 'to turn, rotate', 'to change; transform', and 'to transmit, deliver'. Read zhuàn, it also means 'to turn, rotate, revolve'.
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