权 quán — power; authority; might; influence; clout; jurisdiction

权
quán

Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #378

Traditional: 權

quán quan2

Basic definition

noun
  1. power; authority; might; influence; clout; jurisdiction e.g 权力政权权威
  2. advantage; upper hand; leverage; benefit; rights and interests e.g 主动权霸权
  3. expedient; tactical; flexibility; expediency; discretion e.g 权变权谋权术
verb
  1. to weigh; to balance; to consider; to measure; to weigh up e.g 权衡
adverb
  1. temporarily; for the time being; for now; provisionally e.g 权且

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (形声。从木，雚（ guàn）声。本义:黄花木)
  2. a kind of tree
  3. scale
  4. 亦称秤锤
  5. reins of power e.g 权臣掌权专权兵权 权牟人主 · 权珰 · 权宠
  6. expedient e.g 权数 · 权巧 · 权正 · 权制 · 权计 · 权书
  7. plan e.g 权属 · 权士 · 权用
  8. official e.g 权官 · 权署
  9. right;claim e.g 选举权人权 生存权
  10. cheekbone
  11. 姓
verb
  1. weigh e.g 权称
  2. weigh;compare e.g 权时苟重 · 权度 · 权量 · 权准
  3. balance
adverb
  1. for the time being e.g 权辞 · 权国 · 权朝 · 权职

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