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
right of inheritance
authority; power over others
equity shares; stock right
ability to make one's own decisions
autonomy; rights of autonomy; see zì zhì
free agency
supreme power; sovereignty
air rights
copyright
the EU Sakharov Human Rights Prize
the EU Sakharov prize for human rights
to exercise power
administrative authority; executive power
right to vote; vote
the right to be elected; the right to stand for election
ability to have one's say and be listened to; influence
immunity from prosecution
property ownership or right; financial power
property rights
an oversubscribed share
to go beyond one's authority; arrogation
to adapt to circumstances
suffrage
discretion; discretionary power
privacy right