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Characters, words, pinyin or English

权 quán authority

authority; power; right

How to remember 权: 木 tree + 又 again = authority. Under the old tree in the village square, the mayor raises her hand again and swears to use her authority fairly.

  • HSK 5
  • 6 strokes

Component breakdown

权 = 木 tree + 又 again

  • 木 tree
  • 又 again
The Gushi story

Under the old tree in the village square, the mayor raises her hand again and swears to use her authority fairly.

How it is used

  • Bound morpheme for authority/entitlement, building two near-homophone compounds that trip learners up: 权利 quánlì "rights" (a legal or moral entitlement, as in 人权 rénquán, human rights) versus 权力 quánlì "power" (the capacity to command or act, as in state or corporate authority), same pinyin, different characters, distinguished only by context.
  • 主权 zhǔquán "sovereignty" and 产权 chǎnquán "property rights" are common in news and legal contexts.
  • 授权 shòuquán "to authorize" and 侵权 qīnquán "to infringe (a right)" are the standard verbs in tech/legal/IP discussions.

Words with 权