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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