痊 (quán) is a Chinese character meaning “to recover from an illness”. It is written from 疒 (sickness radical (a person lying on a bed)) and 全 (complete; whole; entire), one enclosing the other, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
疒 + 全
Enclosing structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分（hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：0-4 疒 / 5-10 全）
Memory aid
Inside the sickness frame (疒) the body is whole (全) again — the illness is gone and you are fully recovered.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 痊愈quán yùto fully recover (from an illness)痊 = quán
Go deeper
All readings
to recover from illness
to recover from an illness; to be healed
病好了，恢复健康。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 痊愈quán yùto fully recover (from an illness)痊 = quán
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 痊 mean?
痊 (quán) means to recover from an illness; to be healed.
How do you pronounce 痊?
It is pronounced quán.
What parts is 痊 made of?
疒 (sickness radical (a person lying on a bed)) and 全 (complete; whole; entire), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分（hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：0-4 疒 / 5-10 全）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 痊 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 痊?
疒. 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 痊?
Common ones are 痊愈. The reading of 痊 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.