# 專

| 專 | U+5C08, &#23560; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C08 |
| ← 將 [U+5C07] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 尉 → [U+5C09] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 專 |
| Shinjitai | 専 |
| Simplified | 专 |

### Han character

專 (Kangxi radical 41, 寸+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 十戈木戈 (JIDI), four-corner 5034$_3$, composition ⿳⿻一申⿰㇀丶寸 or ⿱⿻一⿻虫一寸)

#### Descendants

* 専
* 专

#### Derived characters

* 傳, 轉, 磚, 團, 摶, 膞, 蓴, 篿, 竱, 漙, 鱄, 嫥, 縳

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 295, character 1
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7439
* Dae Jaweon: page 584, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 507, character 1
* Unihan data for U+5C08

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 專 :
| Shang | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 竱 | *toːn, *tjonʔ |
| 團 | *doːn |
| 摶 | *doːn, *doːn, *donʔ |
| 篿 | *doːn, *tjon |
| 慱 | *doːn |
| 剸 | *doːn, *tjonʔ, *tjons |
| 鄟 | *doːn, *tjon, *djonʔ |
| 漙 | *doːn |
| 鷒 | *doːn, *tjon |
| 轉 | *tonʔ, *tons |
| 傳 | *tons, *don, *dons |
| 囀 | *tons |
| 縳 | *donʔ, *dons |
| 專 | *tjon |
| 磚 | *tjon |
| 甎 | *tjon |
| 塼 | *tjon |
| 嫥 | *tjon |
| 膞 | *tjon, *tjonʔ, *djonʔ |
| 鱄 | *tjon, *tjonʔ |
| 蓴 | *djun |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tjon): phonetic 叀 (“spindle”) + semantic 又 (“hand”) – a hand turning a spindle or spinning wheel. Originally also written 叀.
The 又 was later replaced by related 寸.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhuān (zhuan$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢ
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): pfǎn
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zyun$^1$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): zoen$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): zon$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): zon$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chôn
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zon$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): zuan$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): cṳíng
* Eastern Min (BUC): ciŏng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zoeng$^1$ / zuong$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): choan
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zuang$^1$ / zuêng$^1$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): jieng$^1$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): zyun$^1$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^1$tsoe / $^1$tsie / $^1$tse / $^1$tsuon / $^1$tseen / $^1$tsoen
** (Jinhua): $^1$cioe; $^1$ciuan
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): jyenn$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhuān
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhuan
*** Wade–Giles: chuan$^1$
*** Yale: jwān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juan
*** Palladius: чжуань (čžuanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: pfǎn
*** Sinological IPA : /p͡fʰã²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zyun$^1$
*** Yale: jyūn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jun$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡syːn⁵⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: zoen$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡søn²¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: zon$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sᵘɔn³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: zon$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɵn⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chôn
*** Hakka Romanization System: zon$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zon$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡son²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zon$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɔn⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: zuan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡suæ̃¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cṳíng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡syiŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ciŏng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡suoŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zoeng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sœŋ⁵³³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zuong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡suoŋ⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choan
*** Tâi-lô: tsuan
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zoafn
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suan⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suan³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suan⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡suan⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡suan⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zuang$^1$ / zuêng$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuang / tsueng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡suaŋ³³/, /t͡sueŋ³³/
* zuang1 - Shantou;
* zuêng1- Chaozhou.
* Middle Chinese: tsywen
Rime :
| Character | 專 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 仙 (78) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 職緣切 |
| Baxter | tsywen |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiuᴇn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕʷiɛn/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjuæn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /cwian/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕiuɛn/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕĭwɛn/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕi̯wɛn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhuān |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zyun$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*ton/
    (Zhengzhang): /*tjon/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 專 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhuān |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tsywen › |
| Old Chinese | /*ton/ |
| English | exclusively |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 專 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 17683 |
| Phonetic component | 專 |
| Rime group | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 專 |
| Old Chinese | /*tjon/ |

### Definitions

專
* to monopolize; to take sole possession
* specific; special; exclusive
* expert; focused; concentrated
* exclusively; specially
* (Teochew) deliberately; on purpose
* (obsolete) spindle; spinning wheel
* a surname, Zhuan

### Compounds

* 一專多能 / 一专多能 (yīzhuānduōnéng)
* 一清專案 / 一清专案
* 不專 / 不专
* 二專 / 二专
* 五專 / 五专
* 八專 / 八专
* 反專利 / 反专利
* 君主專制 / 君主专制 (jūnzhǔ zhuānzhì)
* 大專 / 大专 (dàzhuān)
* 大專教育 / 大专教育
* 大專暑訓 / 大专暑训
* 大專生 / 大专生
* 大專聯考 / 大专联考
* 大專院校 / 大专院校 (dàzhuān yuànxiào)
* 好學專輯 / 好学专辑
* 專一 / 专一 (zhuānyī)
* 專人 / 专人 (zhuānrén)
* 專任 / 专任 (zhuānrèn)
* 專使 / 专使 (zhuānshǐ)
* 專修 / 专修 (zhuānxiū)
* 專刊 / 专刊 (zhuānkān)
* 專利 / 专利 (zhuānlì)
* 專利地圖 / 专利地图
* 專利權 / 专利权 (zhuānlìquán)
* 專利法 / 专利法
* 專制 / 专制 (zhuānzhì)
* 專制政治 / 专制政治
* 專制政體 / 专制政体
* 專勤制度 / 专勤制度
* 專區 / 专区 (zhuānqū)
* 專司 / 专司
* 專名 / 专名 (zhuānmíng)
* 專名號 / 专名号 (zhuānmínghào)
* 專命 / 专命
* 專員 / 专员 (zhuānyuán)
* 專國弄權 / 专国弄权
* 專城 / 专城
* 專家 / 专家 (zhuānjiā)
* 專家政治 / 专家政治
* 專家系統 / 专家系统
* 專寵 / 专宠
* 專屬海域 / 专属海域
* 專差 / 专差
* 專征
* 專心 / 专心 (zhuānxīn)
* 專心一志 / 专心一志
* 專心一意 / 专心一意
* 專心致志 / 专心致志 (zhuānxīnzhìzhì)
* 專恣跋扈 / 专恣跋扈
* 專情 / 专情
* 專戮 / 专戮
* 專戶 / 专户
* 專房 / 专房
* 專才 / 专才 (zhuāncái)
* 專擅 / 专擅 (zhuānshàn)
* 專攻 / 专攻 (zhuāngōng)
* 專政 / 专政 (zhuānzhèng)
* 專斷 / 专断 (zhuānduàn)
* 專斷獨行 / 专断独行
* 專書 / 专书
* 專有名詞 / 专有名词 (zhuānyǒu míngcí)
* 專案 / 专案 (zhuān'àn)
* 專校 / 专校
* 專案小組 / 专案小组
* 專業 / 专业 (zhuānyè)
* 專業人員 / 专业人员 (zhuānyè rényuán)
* 專業人才 / 专业人才 (zhuānyè réncái)
* 專業化 / 专业化 (zhuānyèhuà)
* 專業區 / 专业区
* 專業村 / 专业村
* 專業科目 / 专业科目
* 專業警察 / 专业警察
* 專橫 / 专横 (zhuānhèng)
* 專機 / 专机 (zhuānjī)
* 專橫跋扈 / 专横跋扈 (zhuānhèngbáhù)
* 專櫃 / 专柜 (zhuānguì)
* 專欄 / 专栏 (zhuānlán)
* 專欄作家 / 专栏作家
* 專權 / 专权 (zhuānquán)
* 專欲難成 / 专欲难成
* 專款 / 专款 (zhuānkuǎn)
* 專款專用 / 专款专用
* 專注 / 专注 (zhuānzhù)
* 專營 / 专营 (zhuānyíng)
* 專用 / 专用 (zhuānyòng)
* 專科 / 专科 (zhuānkē)
* 專科學校 / 专科学校 (zhuānkē xuéxiào)
* 專科辭典 / 专科辞典
* 專科醫師 / 专科医师
* 專程 / 专程 (zhuānchéng)
* 專管 / 专管
* 專精 / 专精
* 專精覃思 / 专精覃思
* 專線 / 专线 (zhuānxiàn)
* 專美 / 专美 (zhuānměi)
* 專美於前 / 专美于前
* 專職 / 专职 (zhuānzhí)
* 專著 / 专著 (zhuānzhù)
* 專訪 / 专访 (zhuānfǎng)
* 專誠 / 专诚 (zhuānchéng)
* 專論 / 专论 (zhuānlùn)
* 專責 / 专责 (zhuānzé)
* 專賣 / 专卖 (zhuānmài)
* 專賣店 / 专卖店 (zhuānmàidiàn)
* 專賣憑證 / 专卖凭证
* 專賣權 / 专卖权
* 專車 / 专车 (zhuānchē)
* 專輯 / 专辑 (zhuānjí)
* 專達 / 专达
* 專長 / 专长 (zhuāncháng)
* 專門 / 专门 (zhuānmén)
* 專集 / 专集 (zhuānjí)
* 專電 / 专电 (zhuāndiàn)
* 專題 / 专题 (zhuāntí)
* 專題報導 / 专题报导
* 工專 / 工专 (gōngzhuān)
* 心神專注 / 心神专注
* 恃才自專 / 恃才自专
* 擅專 / 擅专
* 數據專線 / 数据专线
* 水利專家 / 水利专家
* 治平專案 / 治平专案
* 獨斷專行 / 独断专行 (dúduànzhuānxíng)
* 璞玉專案 / 璞玉专案
* 硬專家 / 硬专家
* 自專 / 自专
* 軟專家 / 软专家
* 開明專制 / 开明专制
* 限時專送 / 限时专送

### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: chuyên (專)

### References

* “專”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 専 |
| Kyūjitai | 專 |

### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 専)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): せん (sen)
* Kun: もっぱら (moppara, 專ら)

## Korean
### Hanja

專 • (jeon) (hangeul 전, revised jeon, McCune–Reischauer chŏn, Yale cen)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

專: Hán Việt readings: chuyên
專: Nôm readings: choen, choèn, chuyến
* chữ Hán form of chuyên (“specific; expertise”).

#### References

* 1 2 3 4 Génibrel (1898).
* 1 2 Bonet (1899).
* ↑ Nguyễn (1974).
* ↑ Trần (1999).
* ↑ Nguyễn et al. (2009).
* 1 2 Hồ (1976).