Chinese words starting with “quan”
30 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable quan. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 10 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial q · final üan · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 3
- 2nd tone 21
- 3rd tone 1
- 4th tone 5
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 全部quán bùHSK 2
whole; all
- 全国quán guóHSK 2
whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national
- 权利quán lìHSK 4
right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
- 全球quán qiúHSK 3
entire; total; global; the (whole) world; worldwide
- 全面quán miànHSK 3
all-around; comprehensive; total; overall
- 全体quán tǐHSK 2
all; entire
- 全身quán shēnHSK 2
the whole body; (typography) em
- 全家quán jiāHSK 2
whole family
- 全场quán chǎngHSK 3
everyone present; the whole audience; across-the-board; unanimously; whole duration (of a competition or match)
- 全年quán niánHSK 2
the whole year; all year long
All 30 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 全 | quán | d,a | all; whole; entire; every; complete | |
| 2 | 权 | quán | n | authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary | |
| 3 | 圈 | quān | qv,n,v | circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; to surround; to circle | |
| 4 | 权力 | quán lì | n | power; authority | |
| 5 | 全世界 | quán shì jiè | n | worldwide; entire world | |
| 6 | 全新 | quán xīn | b,d | all new; completely new | |
| 7 | 全都 | quán dōu | d | all; without exception | |
| 8 | 全力 | quán lì | d,n | with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support) | |
| 9 | 拳 | quán | n,qv | fist; boxing | |
| 10 | 劝 | quàn | v | to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe | |
| 11 | 犬 | quǎn | g | dog; Kangxi radical 94 | |
| 12 | 权威 | quán wēi | n,a | authority; authoritative; power and prestige | |
| 13 | 权益 | quán yì | n | rights; interests; rights and benefits | |
| 14 | 券 | quàn | g | bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds); ticket; voucher; certificate | |
| 15 | 泉 | quán | g,n,q | spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic) | |
| 16 | 圈子 | quān zi | n | circle; ring; (social) circle | |
| 17 | 拳头 | quán tou | n | fist; clenched fist; competitive (product) | |
| 18 | 全程 | quán chéng | n | the whole distance; from beginning to end | |
| 19 | 全力以赴 | quán lì yǐ fù | v | to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort | |
| 20 | 全局 | quán jú | n | overall situation | |
| 21 | 全能 | quán néng | n | omnipotent; all-round; strong in every area | |
| 22 | 全心全意 | quán xīn quán yì | l | heart and soul; wholeheartedly | |
| 23 | 全方位 | quán fāng wèi | n | all around; omnidirectional; complete; holistic; comprehensive | |
| 24 | 劝说 | quàn shuō | v,vn | to persuade; persuasion; to advise | |
| 25 | 圈套 | quān tào | n | trap; snare; trick | |
| 26 | 权衡 | quán héng | v,vn | to consider; to weigh (a matter); to balance (pros and cons) | |
| 27 | 劝告 | quàn gào | vn,v | to advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice | |
| 28 | 劝阻 | quàn zǔ | v,vn | to advise against; to dissuade | |
| 29 | 全长 | quán cháng | n | overall length; span | |
| 30 | 全文 | quán wén | n | entire text; full text |
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