专
for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized
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Dict coverage rank #750 U+4E13
How 专 is formed
How to remember it
specialty · Heisig RSH #1236
cornstalk + chop — as a component also called: corncob pipe
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 专 as their sound component
These characters all use 专 (zhuān) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 专 sound component | zhuān | concentrated, specialized; to monopolize |
| 转 | zhuǎn | to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail |
| 传 | chuán | to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons |
| 砖 | zhuān | tile, brick |
| 抟 | tuán | to roll around in one's hand; to model |
Words containing 专
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生物专一性 | shēng wù zhuān yī xìng | biospecificity |
| 人民民主专政 | rén mín mín zhǔ zhuān zhèng | people's democratic dictatorship |
| 专心一意 | zhuān xīn yī yì | to concentrate on |
| 专用集成电路 | zhuān yòng jí chéng diàn lù | application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) |
| 专门人员 | zhuān mén rén yuán | specialist; specialized staff |
| 联合国难民事务高级专员办事处 | Lián hé guó Nán mín Shì wù Gāo jí Zhuān yuán Bàn shì chù | Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| 专制主义 | zhuān zhì zhǔ yì | absolutism; despotism; autocracy |
| 专有名词 | zhuān yǒu míng cí | technical term; proper noun |
| 专门家 | zhuān mén jiā | specialist |
| 专业人士 | zhuān yè rén shì | a professional |
| 专门化 | zhuān mén huà | to specialize |
| 专利法 | zhuān lì fǎ | patent law |
| 专用网路 | zhuān yòng wǎng lù | dedicated network |
| 专业性 | zhuān yè xìng | professionalism; specialization |
| 专业化 | zhuān yè huà | specialization |
| 专门列车 | zhuān mén liè chē | special train |
| 医学专家 | yī xué zhuān jiā | medical expert; medical specialist |
| 专利药品 | zhuān lì yào pǐn | patent drugs |
| 专美于前 | zhuān měi yú qián | to monopolize the limelight (idiom); to get all the glory; to rank highest |
| 高级专员 | gāo jí zhuān yuán | high commissioner |