全 quán whole
whole; all; completely
How to remember 全: 𠆢 tent + 王 king = whole. The scout leader crawls into the tent, crowned king of the trip because he remembered to pack the whole dinner.
Component breakdown
全 = 𠆢 tent + 王 king
- 𠆢 tent
- 王 king
The scout leader crawls into the tent, crowned king of the trip because he remembered to pack the whole dinner.
How it came to be
Going in over a string of jade discs: jade put away entire, with nothing chipped off it. A flawless piece is what the word means before it means all of anything.
How it is used
- Whole / entire / all, and as an adverb 'completely' - 全家 (quánjiā) the whole family, 全都来了 (quán dōu lái le) everyone came.
- As adverb it sweeps everything in: 完全 (wánquán) completely, 全身 (quánshēn) the whole body.
- Near 都 (dōu) but 全 stresses totality/no exception; 安全 (ānquán, safe) uses the 'intact/preserved' sense.
Characters built with 全
Words with 全
- 安全ānquánsafeHSK 3
- 完全wánquáncompleteHSK 4
- 全部quánbùwholeHSK 4
- 全球quánqiúthe whole worldHSK 4
- 全身quánshēnthe whole bodyHSK 4
- 全都quándōuallHSK 4
- 全体quántǐallHSK 5
- 全力quánlìwith all one's strengthHSK 5
- 全新quánxīnall newHSK 5
- 全面quánmiànall-aroundHSK 5
- 安全带ānquándàiseat beltHSK 5
- 健全jiànquánrobustHSK 6
- 全程quánchéngthe whole distanceHSK 6
- 齐全qíquáncompleteHSK 6
- 全局quánjúoverall situationHSK 7
- 全心全意quánxīn-quányìheart and soulHSK 7
- 全方位quánfāngwèiall aroundHSK 7
- 全能quánnéngomnipotentHSK 7
- 全身心quánshēnxīnwholeheartedlyHSK 7
- 成全chéngquánto help somebody accomplish his aimHSK 7
- 百科全书bǎikēquánshūencyclopediaHSK 7
- 面目全非miànmù-quánfēinothing remains the same (idiom)HSK 7
- 顾全大局gùquán-dàjúto take the big picture into considerationHSK 7
- 一应俱全yìyīng-jùquánwith everything needed availableHSK 8
- 全力以赴quánlìyǐfùto do at all costsHSK 8
- 竭尽全力jiéjìn-quánlìto spare no effortHSK 9
Example sentences
- 我们全家都喜欢看书。 Wǒmen quán jiā dōu xǐhuan kànshū.Everyone in my family likes to read.
- 他是全国著名的作家。 Tā shì quánguó zhùmíng de zuòjiā.He's a writer known to the whole nation.
- 节约能源关系到全人类的福祉。 Jiéyuē néngyuán guānxidào quán rénlèi de fúzhǐ.Energy conservation touches on the welfare of all mankind.
- 天完全黑了。 Tiān wánquán hēi le.The sky turned completely dark.