TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
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ㄑㄩㄢˊ · quán
adj — whole, complete; all
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Jade (玉) presented whole (入) — a stone without one flaw. Only the unblemished piece earns the name: 純玉曰全. From the perfect stone: complete (完全), the whole of it (全部), kept whole (安全).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
玉(玉)捧進來(入),翻來覆去地看——一道裂痕都找不到。
The jade (玉) carried in (入), turned over and over — not one crack to be found.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)完好的玉— flawless jade
→完全、全部— complete; the whole常用
⇒安全、保全— safe — kept whole
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension