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主权

zhǔquán

sovereignty

A person inside a circle pushes away an outside hand reaching toward their house
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Characters in this word

主 zhǔ

Strokes
5
Radical
丶 — dot
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
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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
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Example phrases

  • 任何国际协议若忽视国家主权,即使措辞再温和,也难以获得国内公众的支持。 Rènhé guójì xiéyì ruò hūshì guójiā zhǔquán, jíshǐ cuòcí zài wēnhé, yě nányǐ huòdé guónèi gōngzhòng de zhīchí. If any international agreement ignores national sovereignty, it will struggle to win domestic public support, no matter how mild its wording is.
  • 每个国家的主权都应受到尊重,无论大小。 Měi ge guójiā de zhǔquán dōu yīng shòudào zūnzhòng, wúlùn dàxiǎo. The sovereignty of every country should be respected, whether it is large or small.
  • 网络领域的主权问题近年来引起各国重视。 Wǎngluò lǐngyù de zhǔquán wèntí jìnniánlái yǐnqǐ gèguó zhòngshì. In recent years, the question of sovereignty in the online realm has drawn the attention of many countries.

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