全身
quánshēn · HSK 2
the whole body
🧍 全 (whole) + 身 (body) = whole body
Compound of 全 quán 'complete, whole' and 身 shēn 'body, torso'. The 'mutton' gloss is noise from a bad dictionary entry — 全身 means the entire body, head to toe.
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.
身 — pictograph of a pregnant body
身 is a pictograph originally depicting a person with a swollen belly, representing a pregnant woman in profile. Over time the meaning broadened from 'pregnancy' or 'torso' to refer to the body in general, and by extension oneself or one's person.