痊 meaning and stroke order
Cured, healed; to recover
How to write 痊, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 痊
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to recover (from illness)
How 痊 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Made whole 全 after an illness 疒; 全 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 疒 (sickness), shared by 127 characters on this site.
How to remember 痊
The sickness radical 疒 wraps around 全 (quán, whole, complete). When you are made whole again after an illness, you are healed, and 全 also gives the sound quán.
痊 almost never appears alone in modern Chinese. You will meet it in the word 痊愈 (quányù), which means to fully recover from an illness or injury and sounds a bit formal. Example: 他的伤已经痊愈了。(Tā de shāng yǐjīng quányù le.) His injury has completely healed.
Common mistake: Learners often write 全 alone or mix it up with 泉 (quán, spring), because all three share the same sound. Remember that the healing meaning needs the 疒 frame on top and left.
Common words with 痊
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 痊愈 | quányù | to recover completely (from illness or injury) |
痊 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 痊
How many strokes are in 痊?
痊 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 痊 mean?
痊 (quán) means cured, healed; to recover. A common word with it is 痊愈 (quányù), meaning "to recover completely (from illness or injury)".
How do you pronounce 痊?
痊 is pronounced quán, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 痊?
The radical of 痊 is 疒, which carries the idea of "sickness". Dictionaries list 痊 under this radical.
What is the difference between 痊愈 and 好了?
好了 (hǎo le) is the everyday way to say you feel better. 痊愈 means a full, complete recovery and is more common in writing, news, or medical contexts.
Can 痊愈 take an object, like 痊愈病?
No. 痊愈 is intransitive, so the illness or injury is the subject, as in 病痊愈了 (bìng quányù le). To say a doctor cured someone, use 治好 (zhìhǎo) instead.