權 meaning and stroke order
Authority, power, right
How to write 權, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 權
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- authority
- power
- right
- (literary) to weigh
- expedient
- temporary
How 權 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Wood.
木 gives the meaning and 雚 hints at the sound.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 權
權 is built from 木 (wood) on the left, which gives the meaning, and 雚 (guàn) on the right, which hints at the sound. Picture a wooden beam on a scale: whoever holds the wood that weighs things holds the power.
權 is the traditional form of 权 and appears mostly in words about power and rights, such as 權力 (quánlì, power) and 人權 (rénquán, human rights). Example: 每個人都有受教育的權利。(Měi gè rén dōu yǒu shòu jiàoyù de quánlì.) Everyone has the right to an education.
Common mistake: Learners mix up 權利 (quánlì, a right or entitlement) and 權力 (quánlì, power or authority). They sound the same, but 利 relates to benefit and 力 relates to strength, so a citizen has 權利 while a government holds 權力.
Common words with 權
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 權利 | quánlì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth | HSK 4 |
| 權力 | quánlì | power; authority | HSK 6 |
| 政權 | zhèngquán | regime; political power | HSK 6 |
| 人權 | rénquán | human rights | HSK 6 |
| 授權 | shòuquán | to authorize | HSK 7-9 |
| 特權 | tèquán | prerogative; privilege | HSK 7-9 |
| 權威 | quánwēi | authority; authoritative | HSK 7-9 |
| 權益 | quányì | rights; interests | HSK 7-9 |
| 主權 | zhǔquán | sovereignty | HSK 7-9 |
| 權衡 | quánhéng | to consider; to weigh (a matter) | HSK 7-9 |
| 職權 | zhíquán | authority; power over others | HSK 7-9 |
| 侵權 | qīnquán | to infringe the rights of; to violate | HSK 7-9 |
| 有權 | yǒuquán | to have the right to; to be entitled to | |
| 無權 | wúquán | to have no right; to have no authority |
Questions about 權
How many strokes are in 權?
權 is written with 22 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 權 mean?
權 (quán) means authority, power, right. A common word with it is 权利 (quánlì), meaning "right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth".
How do you pronounce 權?
權 is pronounced quán, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 權?
The radical of 權 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 權 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 權?
權 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 权, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 權 mean in older or literary Chinese?
In literary Chinese 權 can mean to weigh or to balance, and also something expedient or temporary. You see this in 權衡 (quánhéng, to weigh up) and 權宜之計 (quányí zhī jì, a stopgap measure).
Is 權 related to 歡 or 觀, which look similar?
They share the component 雚 on the right, which is why they look alike. 權 has 木 on the left, 歡 (huān, happy) has 欠 on the right, and 觀 (guān, to look) has 見 on the right.