全 (quán) is a Chinese character meaning “complete”. It is written from 人 (person) and 王 (king), one above the other, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
人 + 王
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形笔画核对（⿱人王，2+4=6 笔）
Memory aid
One person (人) sheltering the king (王) below: nobody is missing, nothing is broken — the whole set is here.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 安全ān quánsafe; safety全 = quánHSK 3
- 全部quán bùall; whole; entire全 = quán
- 完全wán quáncompletely; entirely; whole全 = quánHSK 4
- 齐全qí quáncomplete; all there; fully stocked全 = quán
- 全力以赴quán lì yǐ fùto go all out; to spare no effort全 = quán
- 全都quán dōuall; without exception全 = quán
Go deeper
All readings
whole; complete
complete; whole; entire; all; completely
完整、没有缺少的；也表示「都、整个」。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 安全ān quánsafe; safety全 = quánHSK 3
- 全部quán bùall; whole; entire全 = quán
- 完全wán quáncompletely; entirely; whole全 = quánHSK 4
- 齐全qí quáncomplete; all there; fully stocked全 = quán
- 全力以赴quán lì yǐ fùto go all out; to spare no effort全 = quán
- 全都quán dōuall; without exception全 = quán
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 全 mean?
全 (quán) means complete; whole; entire; all; completely.
How do you pronounce 全?
It is pronounced quán.
What parts is 全 made of?
人 (person) and 王 (king), one above the other. The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形笔画核对（⿱人王，2+4=6 笔）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 全 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 全?
人. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 全?
Common ones are 安全 and 全部. The reading of 全 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.