全

complete, whole, entire

全 is composed of 入 (enter) and a variant of 玉 (jade). It conveys the idea of taking a piece of fine jade into a certain place and carefully preserving it. Its original meaning is perfect, flawless jade, and later it came to broadly refer to anything that is complete and lacking nothing.

Vocabulary of 全

  • 全面 (comprehensive)
  • 全家 (whole family)
  • 安全 (safety)

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