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Character Decomposition
权=木+又
Etymology
wood
Meanings
authority
power
right
(literary) to weigh
expedient
temporary
surname Quan
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Words with 权 449 total
property ownership or right · financial power · financial control财权cái quánhegemony · supremacy霸权bà quánto devolve authority to lower levels放权fàng quánmilitary leadership · military power兵权bīng quánseparation of powers分权fēn quáncentralized power (history), e.g. under an Emperor or party集权jí quánto concentrate power in one's own hands揽权lǎn quánequity shares · stock right股权gǔ quáncopyright版权bǎn quánauthority over the household夫权fū quánto usurp power篡权cuàn quáncivil liberties民权mín quán(finance) option期权qī quánto waive a right · to abstain (from voting) · (sports) to forfeit (a game); to voluntarily withdraw from a match弃权qì quánposition · authority · responsibility事权shì quánto arrogate power擅权shàn quánreal power; genuine power实权shí quánpower · might强权qiáng quánwomen's rights女权nu:3 quánto do whatever is expedient权变quán biànauthority权柄quán bǐng
Idioms with 权 52 total Chain
to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups · cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces杯酒释兵权bēi jiǔ shì bīng quánpower has fallen into the hands of others大权旁落dà quán páng luòto be in a position of power大权在握dà quán zài wòarrogate all powers to oneself独揽大权dú lǎn dà quán
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