全家
quán jiā · HSK 2
whole family
👨👩👧 全 = whole/complete + 家 = home/family
全 means complete or entire; 家 means home or family. Together 全家 literally reads as whole-family, the entire household. Also the name of the FamilyMart convenience store chain (全家便利商店).
全 — enter 入 on top + jade 玉
Originally written as 入 (enter) over 玉 (jade), depicting a complete, unflawed piece of jade kept in storage. From this image of a perfect jade came the meanings 'whole,' 'complete,' and 'entire.' The top component is sometimes written as 人.
家 — roof 宀 + pig 豕
Originally a pictograph of a pig under a roof, since domesticated pigs were kept in or under the home in ancient China. Over time the meaning broadened from 'household' to 'family,' and by extension 'home' or a specialist (as in 专家, 'expert').