HSK 3 · Wholes & Parts

全面

quán miàn

comprehensive; all-round

Stroke order of 全面

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

全 · 6 strokes 面 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

A king 王 under a roof-shape 入 in 全 is complete; 面 is a face: looking at every side.

Parts: 全 whole (入 + 王) + 面 side/face

The characters in 全面

全 quán — whole; all (6 strokes)
面 miàn — noodles; flour; face; side (9 strokes)

Example sentence

他考虑得很全面。

He thought it through comprehensively.

Words with 全

全家the whole family 全身whole body 安全safe; safety 全年the whole year 全国the whole country 全whole; all 全部all; whole 全体all; everyone 完全completely 全场the whole audience 全球global; whole world

Words with 面

面条儿noodles 面包bread 见面to meet; to see each other 方便面instant noodles 面noodles; flour; face; side 对面opposite 面前in front of 方面aspect; side 面条noodles 上面above; on top 下面below; next 前面in front; ahead 后面behind; at the back 里面inside 外面outside 面积area 一方面on the one hand 另一方面on the other hand

More words: Wholes & Parts

整whole; exactly 整个whole; entire 整体whole; as a whole 完整complete; intact 一切everything; all 各each; every 各位everyone 各种all kinds of 各自each; respective 每each; every 某certain; some 任何any 双方both sides 对方the other side 类kind; type

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