Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “quan”
31 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
quān
2
Second tone
quán
全
quán
权whole, entire, complete
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4quán
拳authority, power, right
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5quán
泉fist
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9quán
诠spring, fountain
9 strokesquán
荃to expound, to explain, to comment on
8 strokesquán
辁aromatic herb
9 strokesquán
惓limited
10 strokesquán
痊candid, sincere
11 strokesquán
铨cured, healed
11 strokesquán
筌to weigh, to measure
11 strokesquán
詮bamboo fish trap
12 strokesquán
蜷to expound, to explain, to comment on
13 strokesquán
銓to curl one's body
14 strokesquán
醛to weigh, to measure
14 strokesquán
鬈aldehyde
16 strokesquán
權curly hair
18 strokesquán
颧authority, power, right
22 strokesquán
顴cheekbones
23 strokesquán
cheekbones
27 strokes3
Third tone
quǎn
4
Fourth tone
quàn
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