| 權 | 116A45 10B.11-2 | 部居  | 畫數 22 | ㄑㄩㄢˊ [qUan2] | ||
| N. | (1) (AC) Chin. steelyard for measuring weight; 權衡 [qUan2heng2]↓. (2) Power, (law) right, influence: 權柄，權力，權利，權限 [qUan2bing4], [qUan2li4]1, [qUan2xian4]2, [qUan2xian4]↓; 政權 political power; 君權 monarchical power; 民權 people's rights; 人權 human rights; 當權 in power; 有權，無權 has, has no, power; 特權 special rights and privileges; 主權 sovereign rights, sovereignty; 極權 absolute power, dictatorial powers, totalitarian rule; 弄權 jockey for political power; 攬權 to grab power, be in the saddle; 大權旁落 chief loses power to those under him; 權傾人主 (of high minister) hold actually more power than the king; 選舉權 the right to vote; 立法權 legislative power. (3) Expediency as against 經 basic principles: 權宜，權變，權術 [qUan2yi2], [qUan2bian4], [qUan2shu4]↓. (4) Anc. var. of 顴 cheekbone. (5) A surname. | |||||
| V.t. | To weigh, judge importance: 權衡輕重 judge the comparative importance; 權子母 to invest capital for interest. | |||||
| Adj. | Powerful: 權臣 powerful ministers. | |||||
| Adv. | For the present: 權且代理 act as deputy for the time being. | |||||
| Words | 1. 權變 [qUan2bian4], n., expediency: 權變多謀 resourceful. 2. 權柄 [qUan2bing0] ([qUan2bing0]), n., (political) power: 權柄在手 hold power in one's hand. 3. 權且 [qUan2qie3], adv., for the time being. 4. 權度 [qUan2du4], v.t., to estimate (importance, strengh, length, ect.). 5. 權  [qUan2gai4], v.i., see [qUan2liang2]↓.6. 權骨 [qUan2gu0], n., (AC) cheekbone(modn. 顴骨). 7. 權貴 [qUan2gui4], n., the powerful persons at court; the nobility. 8. 權衡 [qUan2heng2], (1) v.t., judge or weigh (importance, etc.); (2)n., the balance of power, the center of gravity in politics. 9. 權詐 [qUan2zha4], adj., crafty, deceitful; resourceful. 10. 權軸 [qUan2zhu2], n., (LL) (lit.) the axis of power. 11. 權量 [qUan2liang2], v.t., to weigh (importance). 12. 權利 [qUan2li4]1, n., (1) right, privilege: 自由權 or 自由的權利 the right to freedom; 說話的權利 the right of speech; (2) power and influence: 爭權奪利 fight for power and privilege; 權利能力 legal capacity. 13. 權力 [qUan2li4]2, n., power, actual power to do things: 權力很大 hold great power. 14. 權謀 [qUan2mou2], n., political strategy, resourceful tactics. 15. 權能 [qUan2neng2], n., the power or ability to do things: 權能劃分 separation of powers and authorities. 16. 權限 [qUan2xian4], n., legal power: 超過他的權限 exceeds his power as limited by law. 17. 權幸 [qUan2xing4], n., favorites of the king. 18. 權術 [qUan2shu4]1, n., strategy; the art of political maneuvering. 19. 權數 [qUan2shu4]2, n., ditto. 20. 權勢 [qUan2shi4], n., political power and influence. 21. 權時 [qUan2shi2], adj., expedient: 權時之計 a measure of expediency. 22. 權威 [qUan2wei1], n., (1) authority, -ties: 權威人士，權威方面 the authorities; (2) authority on certain subjects: 史學權威 authority on history. 23. 權益 [qUan2yi4], n., (law) rights of ownership. 24. 權宜 [qUan2yi2], adj., expedient, measure of expediency. | |||||