quán

authority; power; right

Character data

Radical ⽊ (75.18)
Strokes 21
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

權 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

Words containing 權

Word Meaning
to do whatever is expedient
contingency theory (theory of leadership)
influential officials; bigwigs
beginning; (fig). to begin; to sprout
weight (i.e. importance attached to sth)
keys of authority
(access etc) privileges; scope of authority
right of attribution
matriarchy
civil liberties
civil liberties; democracy
Minquan county in Shangqiu shāng qiū, Henan
permanent residency
diplomatic immunity
abuse of authority
abuse of power
abuse of power
to have no right; to have no authority
incite overthrow of state power
scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
patriarchy
copyright
all rights reserved (copyright statement)
Special Drawing Rights, IMF reserve asset