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
power struggle
expedient
stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
power-hungry; obsessed by a craving for power
(literary) temporarily
to treat sth as if it were; to act as if
to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
warrant (finance)
to do whatever is expedient
contingency theory (theory of leadership)
beginning; (fig). to begin; to sprout
weight (i.e. importance attached to sth)
keys of authority
right of attribution
matriarchy
civil liberties; democracy
Minquan county in Shangqiu shāng qiū, Henan
permanent residency
diplomatic immunity
abuse of authority
abuse of power
abuse of power
incite to overthrow state power; political crime
patriarchy