权

quán

authority

surname Quan; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary

wood (木) + grasping hand (又) = power and authority

A hand gripping a wooden staff or branch was an ancient symbol of authority and the right to command. The combination captures power as something physically held and wielded.

木+又→权
又The right handSemantic
木TreeSemantic

每个人都有权利表达自己的意见。

měi gè rén dōu yǒu quán lì biǎo dá zì jǐ de yì jiān。

Everyone has the right to express their own opinion.

他滥用权力,最后被免职了。

tā làn yòng quán lì,zuì hòu bèi miǎn zhí le。

He abused his power and was eventually removed from his position.

Words with 权

受权

shòu quán

authorized

极权

jí quán

totalitarian

世界知识产权组织

shì jiè zhī shí chǎn quán zǔ zhī

World Intellectual Property Organization

威权

wēi quán

authority

主导权

zhǔ dǎo quán

leadership (role)

全权代表

quán quán dài biǎo

a plenipotentiary (representative)

侵权

qīn quán

to infringe the rights of

孙权

sūn quán

Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴[Wu2] in the Three Kingdoms period

公民权

gōng mín quán

civil rights

权能

quán néng

power

三权分立

sān quán fēn lì

separation of powers

权威

quán wēi

authority

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