全
전씨
온전할 전 · whole / complete
📖 Origin of the Hanja
The hanja "全" combines 入 + 工 — depicting jade being perfected. Korean Jeon descends from Jeon Seon of Jeongseon Jeon, who fled to Japan when Baekje fell, then returned. Jeon Bong-jun (1855-1895) led the Donghak Peasant Revolution.
🏯 Main Clans (Bongwan)
정선 전씨
천안 전씨
용궁 전씨
옥천 전씨
※ Bongwan refers to the ancestral home where the founder settled. Same surname, different bongwan = different clan branch.
🌟 Famous Figures
조선 말
전봉준
동학농민운동 지도자 — 녹두장군 (1855~1895)
근현대
전형필
간송 — 한국 미술품 수호자
근현대
전지현
배우 — 「엽기적인 그녀」
"全: jade perfected by chiseling — no completion without removal."
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