管辖 (guǎn xiá) — to administer; to have jurisdiction (over) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

管辖 focuses on legal/official jurisdiction over a territory, case, or domain. Stronger and more formal than 管理 (general management); 监管 is about supervising compliance, not claiming authority.

verb

to administerto have jurisdiction (over)

Examples

管辖。
Zhè ge bù mén guǎn xiá quán guó de jiào yù shì wù.
This department administers the country's education affairs.
。
Fǎ yuàn duì zhè ge àn jiàn yǒu guǎn xiá quán.
The court has jurisdiction over this case.
管辖？
Zhè piàn hǎi yù yóu nǎ ge guó jiā guǎn xiá?
Which country has jurisdiction over these waters?

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

辖xiácontrol

管 (manage) and 辖 (control) together express having authority over something.

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.

竹官管

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

官guān管guǎn

Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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 轄; 辖 is its simplified writing.

害車轄

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jūcart

Sound part声符shēngfú

害

害hài轄xiá

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 轄 combines 車 (cart) with 害 for its sound, referring to a linchpin; the simplified 辖 is a later abbreviation.

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