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The character 转, originating from its traditional form 轉, is etymologically constructed from the semantic component 車, which associates it with vehicles or movement, and the phonetic element 專, guiding its pronunciation and initially implying a sense of focused motion, such as the pivoting of a wheel. Over time, its semantic scope widened from concrete acts of rotating or revolving to encompass more abstract notions like change, conversion, and the transfer of objects or ideas. The simplified form 转 preserves this phono-semantic logic by adapting the components to 车 and 专, a graphic refinement that retains the character's essential structure while mirroring broader patterns of orthographic streamlining. Through this progression, the character's applications multiplied to include meanings ranging from physical turning and circulation to metaphorical shifts in perspective or interpretation, reflecting a gradual semantic expansion anchored by its persistent compositional logic.
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车子转弯了。
他转身离开了。
火车转轨了。
她转学去上海。
请转告他这个消息。
他的态度转变了。
公司正在转型中。
这个项目需要转换思路。