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人权

rénquán

human rights

A robed figure holds balanced scales beside an open scroll.
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Characters in this word

人 rén

Strokes
2
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

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

Example phrases

  • 人权保障不能只写在文件里,更要落实到司法和行政实践中。 Rénquán bǎozhàng bù néng zhǐ xiě zài wénjiàn lǐ, gèng yào luòshí dào sīfǎ hé xíngzhèng shíjiàn zhōng. Human rights protection cannot merely be written into documents; it must also be implemented in judicial and administrative practice.
  • 他在大学学习法律,特别关心人权问题。 Tā zài dàxué xuéxí fǎlǜ, tèbié guānxīn rénquán wèntí. He studies law at university and is especially interested in human rights issues.
  • 她写了一篇关于人权历史的论文。 Tā xiěle yī piān guānyú rénquán lìshǐ de lùnwén. She wrote an essay on the history of human rights.

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