全 — all; whole; entire
all; whole; entire; every; complete
- Pinyin
- quán · Quán
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Handwriting
- required
This character has more than one reading — quán, Quán — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.
How to write 全: 6 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.
Words with 全 in the HSK syllabus: 27
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 安全ānquánsafe; secure; safety; securityHSK 3
- 全quánall; whole; entire; every; completeHSK 4
- 全部quánbùwhole; allHSK 4
- 全都quándōuall; without exceptionHSK 4
- 全球quánqiúthe whole world; worldwide; globalHSK 4
- 全身quánshēnthe whole body; emHSK 4
- 完全wánquáncomplete; whole; totally; entirelyHSK 4
- 安全带ānquándàiseat belt; safety beltHSK 5
- 全力quánlìwith all one's strength; full strength; all-outHSK 5
- 全面quánmiànall-around; comprehensive; total; overallHSK 5
- 全体quántǐall; entireHSK 5
- 全新quánxīnall new; completely newHSK 5
- 健全jiànquánrobust; soundHSK 6
- 齐全qíquáncomplete; comprehensiveHSK 6
- 全程quánchéngthe whole distance; from beginning to endHSK 6
- 百科全书bǎikē quánshūencyclopediaHSK 7–9
- 成全chéngquánto help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeedHSK 7–9
- 顾全大局gùquán-dàjúto take the big picture into considerationHSK 7–9
- 竭尽全力jiéjìn-quánlìto spare no effort; to do one's utmostHSK 7–9
- 面目全非miànmù-quánfēinothing remains the same; change beyond recognitionHSK 7–9
- 全方位quánfāngwèiall around; omnidirectional; complete; holisticHSK 7–9
- 全局quánjúoverall situationHSK 7–9
- 全力以赴quánlìyǐfùto make an all-out effortHSK 7–9
- 全能quánnéngomnipotent; all-round; strong in every areaHSK 7–9
- 全身心quánshēnxīnwholeheartedly; heart and soulHSK 7–9
- 全心全意quánxīn-quányìheart and soul; wholeheartedlyHSK 7–9
- 一应俱全yìyīng-jùquánwith everything needed availableHSK 7–9
Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.