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所有权 (suǒ yǒu quán) — ownership, proprietary rights

Definition

noun
ownershipproprietary rights

Examples

  • 所有权。
    Zhè tào fáng zi de suǒ yǒu quán shǔ yú tā.
    The ownership of this apartment belongs to him.
  • 所有权。
    Gōng sī zài gòu mǎi shè bèi hòu huò dé le suǒ yǒu quán.
    The company acquired ownership after purchasing the equipment.
  • 所有权。
    suǒ yǒu quán Wèn tí zài hé tong zhōng yǒu míng què guī dìng.
    Ownership issues are clearly stipulated in the contract.

Origin

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
斤斤jīnaxe
Sound part声符shēngfú
戶
戶hù所suǒ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu有yǒu
Same sound today

The form 有 combines 又, used for its sound, with a shape from 肉, 'meat'; the hand-holding-meat story is a folk explanation, not shown in the oldest shape.

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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.

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