CHARACTERS / QUAN

“quan” is 8 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

1. 全quánallHSK 4 · TONE 2
2. 泉quánspring (small stream)HSK 4 · TONE 2
3. 劝quànto adviseHSK 5 · TONE 4
4. 圈quāncircleHSK 5 · TONE 1
5. 拳quánfistHSK 5 · TONE 2
6. 权quánauthorityHSK 5 · TONE 2
7. 券quànbond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half)HSK 6 · TONE 4
8. 犬quǎn(literary) dogHSK 6 · TONE 3