權 (kyun4 | quan2) : power; right; weigh; measure; temporarily

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權

kyun4

quan2

[1] [n] power; right; authority
[2] [v] weigh; measure; judge
[3] [adv] temporarily; for the time being

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Stroke count: 22

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

權 / 权

This word has been viewed 13820 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th May 2014 15:26

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當權 dong1 kyun4 dang1 quan2 = hold power

權衡 kyun4 hang4 quan2 heng2 = weigh; consider

極權 gik6 kyun4 = totalitarian rule

極權主義 gik6 kyun4 zyu2 ji6 = totalitarianism

人權 jan4 kyun4 ren2 quan2 = human rights

女權 neoi5 kyun4 = women's rights

女權主義 neoi5 kyun4 zyu2 ji6 = feminism

民權 man4 kyun4 min2 quan2 = civil rights

權利 kyun4 lei6 quan2 li4 = right (entitlement to do sth.)

所有權 so2 jau5 kyun4 suo3 you3 quan2 = ownership; possession; rights
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Decimal representation of this word: 權
Unicode code for this character: U+6b0a (off-site link)

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