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CHINESE CHARACTER

quán

权

权

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power

Numbered pinyin
quan2
English meanings
surname Quan, authority, power, right, (literary) to weigh, expedient, temporary

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 木; right 又.

Meaning & sound clues

木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “wood”.

雚 is identified as the sound component (guàn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 权.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰木又

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    quánlì权利。

    Rights.

  2. 02

    quánlì权力。

    Power.

  3. 03

    tóupiào投票quán权。

    Voting rights.

  4. 04

    yǒu有quán权。

    Has the right.

  5. 05

    qīnquán侵权。

    Infringe rights.

  6. 06

    quánlì权力hěn很dà大。

    Great power.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 主权
  • 人权
  • 侵权
  • 授权
  • 政权
  • 权利
  • 权力
  • 权威
  • 权益
  • 权衡
  • 特权
  • 职权