quán

authority; power; right

HSK 5 #297

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 297th character
Radical ⽊ (75.2)
Strokes 6
Index # 378
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

权 quán
  1. 1. authority
  2. 2. power
  3. 3. right
  4. 4. temporary
  5. 5. expedient
  6. 6. (literary) to weigh
  7. 7. surname Quan

Stroke order

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Words containing 权

Word Meaning
the right to host (an international meeting)
Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
Human Rights law (Hong Kong)
Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York-based non-governmental organization
a human rights activist; a fighter for human rights
fundamental civil rights
one's personal rights
to abuse power to crush the law
override law with will and power; rule by force
copyright
infringement (of sb's rights); tort
puppet regime; puppet state
creditor country
right of first refusal (ROFR); preemptive right to purchase
preemptive right (in share issue)
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
plenipotentiary ambassador
the right to a fair trial
civil rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
sovereign
separation of powers
separation of powers for checks and balances
economic rights (e.g. of a state monopoly)
weighted average