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quán

HSK 4 Character

What 全 means

1. all
2. whole
3. entire
4. every
5. complete

Other readings

全 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Quánsurname Quan

Example sentences

• 全押。
  All-in.
• 全都是？
  All that?
• 您全都有。
  You have everything.
• 全速前进！
  Full speed ahead!
• 全都好吗？
  Is everything okay?
• 全都好吃！
  Everything was delicious!

Words starting with 全

• 全国quán guówhole nation; nationwide; countrywide
• 全部quán bùwhole; all
• 全面quán miànall-around; comprehensive; total
• 全局quán júoverall situation
• 全力以赴quán lì yǐ fù(idiom) to make an all-out effort
• 全球quán qiúthe whole world; worldwide; global
• 全文quán wénentire text; full text
• 全世界quán shì jièworldwide; entire world
• 全身quán shēnthe whole body; (typography) em
• 全都quán dōuall; without exception
• 全体quán tǐall; entire
• 全家quán jiāwhole family
• 全新quán xīnall new; completely new
• 全市quán shìwhole city
• 全班quán bānthe whole class
• 全力quán lìwith all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort)
• 全省quán shěngthe whole province
• 全集quán jíomnibus; complete works (of a writer or artist)
• 全场quán chǎngeveryone present; the whole audience; across-the-board
• 全程quán chéngthe whole distance; from beginning to end
• 全民quán mínentire population; all the people (of a country or society)
• 全球化quán qiú huàglobalization
• 全年quán niánthe whole year; all year long
• 全然quán ráncompletely

Words containing 全

• 完全wán quáncomplete; whole; totally; entirely
• 安全ān quánsafe; secure; safety; security
• 齐全qí quáncomplete; comprehensive
• 健全jiàn quánrobust; sound
• 竭尽全力jié jìn quán lì(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
• 大全dà quáncomprehensive collection
• 安全感ān quán gǎnsense of security
• 成全chéng quánto help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete
• 安全性ān quán xìngsecurity; safety
• 百科全书bǎi kē quán shūencyclopedia
• 保全bǎo quánto save from damage; to preserve; to maintain
• 安全带ān quán dàiseat belt; safety belt
• 一应俱全yī yīng jù quánwith everything needed available
• 面目全非miàn mù quán fēinothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
• 周全zhōu quáncomprehensive; thorough; to bring one's help
• 俱全jù quánto have all of the elements mentioned (features, qualities, items etc)
• 完完全全wán wán quán quáncompletely
• 十全十美shí quán shí měicomplete and beautiful; to be perfect (idiom)
• 安全帽ān quán màosafety helmet; hard hat
• 安全局ān quán júsecurity bureau
• 两全liǎng quánto satisfy both sides; to accommodate both (demands)
• 三中全会Sān Zhōng Quán huìthird plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party
• 满汉全席Mǎn Hàn quán xíthe Manchu Han imperial feast, a legendary banquet in the Qing dynasty…
• 两全其美liǎng quán qí měito satisfy rival demands (idiom); to get the best of both worlds; to have it both ways

Characters built on 王

These share the phonetic component 王 (wáng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 环huánring; hoop; loop
• 璇xuán(jade)
• 瑄xuānornamental piece of jade
• 瑗yuànlarge jade ring

Characters that look like 全

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 合héto close; to join; to fit
• 告gào(bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce
• 去qùto go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last
• 企qǐ(bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look; to anticipate; to look forward to…
• 圭guījade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility…
• 佘Shésurname She

Sounds the same

Read quán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 泉spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic)
• 权authority; power; right
• 拳fist; boxing
• 蜷to curl up (like a scroll); to huddle; Melania libertina
• 荃(fragrant plant)
• 诠to explain; to comment; to annotate
• 鬈to curl; curled
• 痊to recover (from illness)
• 醛aldehyde
• 铨to estimate; to select
• 颧(bound form) cheekbone
• 筌bamboo fish trap