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指挥权 (zhǐ huī quán) — command authority; right to command (especially in military or organizational contexts)

Definition

Refers to the formal authority or right to command others — usually in military, organizational, or project contexts. Common with 拥有 (hold) and 移交/接手 (transfer / take over).

noun
command authorityright to command (especially in military or organizational contexts)

Examples

  • ，指挥权。
    Zài zhàn chǎng shàng, jiāng jūn yōng yǒu zuì gāo de zhǐ huī quán.
    On the battlefield, the general holds the highest command authority.
  • 。
    Zhè cì xíng dòng de zǒng zhǐ huī quán guī nǐ fù zé.
    The overall command of this operation is your responsibility.
  • 指挥权。
    Tā gāng gāng jiē shǒu le zhè ge xiàng mù de zhǐ huī quán.
    He has just taken over the authority for this project.

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.

指挥command
指zhǐdirect挥huīwave
联合Coordinate
权quánauthority

'指挥' (directing) plus '权' (authority) gives the right to command.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
旨
旨zhǐ指zhǐ
Same sound today

The left part 扌 is the hand form 手. The right part 旨 gives the sound.

Open 指 →

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 揮; 挥 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
軍
軍jūn揮huī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 揮 pairs 扌 (hand) with 軍 as a sound part; the simplified 挥 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical component.

Open 挥 →

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 →
Appears in
ManagementMilitary & Defense

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