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继承权 (jì chéng quán) — right of inheritance

Definition

A legal term for the 'right of inheritance' — who is entitled to inherit property under law. 继承 means to inherit; the suffix 权 marks it as a legal right or entitlement.

noun
right of inheritance

Examples

  • 继承权。
    Tā huò dé le fù mǔ de jì chéng quán.
    He obtained the right of inheritance from his parents.
  • 继承权。
    Fǎ lǜ guī dìng měi gè zǐ nǚ dōu yǒu jì chéng quán.
    The law stipulates that every child has the right of inheritance.
  • 继承权。
    jì chéng quán De wèn tí zài jiā tíng zhōng hěn zhòng yào.
    The issue of inheritance rights is very important in families.

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.

继承inherit
继jìcontinue承chéngcarry on
联合Coordinate
权quánright

继 and 承 together mean to carry on, and 权 gives the legal right to do so.

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 繼; 继 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
㡭
㡭㡭繼jì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 繼 pairs 糸 (rope) with 㡭 as a sound part; an older form may have shown four silk strands. The simplified 继 is only a later shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 卩卩jiékneeling person
  • 廾廾gǒngboth hands

承 combines 卩, a kneeling person, and 廾, both hands, to show holding or carrying.

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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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Appears in
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