全

🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

whole

HSK 2 N2

quán

ゼン

まった.く、すべ.て

전

Depicts jade (玉) that is entirely pure and flawless. Based on the original meaning "pure jade". The meaning later shifted to "complete" and "entire".

Components

入 enter+ 玉 jade =

全 whole

入

rù enter

enter, come in(to), join

The purpose of this component is unclear.

玉 Meaning component

yù jade

jade, precious stone, gem

Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Regular

Modern

Chinese

全 [Quán]

surname Quan

全 [quán]

all; whole; entire; every; complete

Japanese

全ぜん同音

prefix all; whole; entire; complete; total; pan-
noun complete (set); in total (before a number of volumes)

Example Sentences

🇯🇵 (2)

全新聞がその事件を大きく取り上げた。

All the papers featured the case.

その辞書は全２巻です。

The dictionary comes in two volumes.

Japanese Names

全あきら

Akira given name

全じゃん

Jan unclassified name

全じょん

Jon surname

全せ

Se surname

全ぜん

Zen surname

全ぜんじ

Zenji unclassified name

全たもつ

Tamotsu given name

全ちえん

Chien surname

全ちょん

Chon surname

全ちよん

Chiyon surname

全まさ

Masa female given name

全まったく

Mattaku surname

全まとし

Matoshi male given name

CHINESE WORDS (200)

全世界 [quánshìjiè] #2,173

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JAPANESE WORDS (200)

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts)

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KOREAN WORDS (55)

being complete; being entire

전국 #16,725

the entire nation

전신 #32,608

whole body; full body

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