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产权 (chǎn quán) — property right

Definition

产权 (chǎnquán) is a legal term for property rights over a specific asset (land, book, etc.). 权益 is broader — collective rights and interests, not tied to one asset.

noun
property right

Examples

  • 产权。
    Zhè kuài tǔ dì de chǎn quán guī shǔ hái yǒu zhēng yì.
    The property rights to this piece of land are still disputed.
  • 产权。
    Zuò zhě yōng yǒu zhè běn shū de chǎn quán.
    The author owns the property rights to this book.
  • 产权。
    chǎn quán Biàn gēng xū yào dào xiāng guān bù mén bàn lǐ shǒu xù.
    A property rights change requires going through procedures at the relevant department.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

产chǎnproperty
权quánright

Property and right combine to mean ownership rights.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
生生shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
彥
彥yàn產chǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

Open 产 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 權; 权 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn權quán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 權 shows 木, a tree, with 雚 giving the sound; it named a kind of tree and was used for a standard weight. The simplified 权 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

Open 权 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Law & Justice

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