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权利

quánlì

right

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Characters in this word

权 quán

Strokes
6
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 又 and, also, again, in addition
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 权

利 lì

Strokes
7
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 刂 knife
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 利

Example phrases

  • 我有这个权利。 Wǒ yǒu zhè ge quán lì. I have this right.
  • 人人有权利。 Rénrén yǒu quán lì. Everyone has rights.
  • 这是你的权利。 Zhè shì nǐ de quán lì. This is your right.

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