权 quán
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
权力
quánlì
power, authority
Characters in this word
力 lì
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 过于集中的权力容易导致决策缺乏监督。 Guòyú jízhōng de quánlì róngyì dǎozhì juécè quēfá jiāndū. Overly concentrated power can easily lead to decision-making that lacks oversight.
- 校长有权力决定学校的课程安排。 Xiàozhǎng yǒu quánlì juédìng xuéxiào de kèchéng ānpái. The principal has the authority to decide the school's timetable.
- 孩子长大后，就有权力自己选择专业。 Háizi zhǎngdà hòu, jiù yǒu quánlì zìjǐ xuǎnzé zhuānyè. Once children grow up, they have the right to choose their own major.
Related words
- 权利 quánlì right
- 版权 bǎnquán copyright
- 产权 chǎnquán property rights
- 弃权 qìquán to abstain; to waive a right
- 侵权 qīnquán to infringe rights; infringement
- 权衡 quánhéng to weigh; to balance
- 权威 quánwēi authority; authoritative
- 权限 quánxiàn permission; authority; access rights
- 权益 quányì rights and interests
- 人权 rénquán human rights
- 授权 shòuquán to authorise; authorisation
- 特权 tèquán privilege; special right