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职权 (zhí quán) — official powers; authority (especially within one's job or position)

Definition

noun
official powersauthority (especially within one's job or position)

Examples

  • ，职权。
    Guān yú zhè xiàng jué dìng, lǐng dǎo chāo yuè le zhí quán fàn wéi.
    Regarding this decision, the leader exceeded the scope of his authority.
  • 职权。
    Tā de zhí quán bāo kuò rén shì rèn mìng hé cái wù shěn pī.
    His official powers include personnel appointments and financial approvals.
  • 职权。
    Làn yòng zhí quán huì dǎo zhì yán zhòng de hòu guǒ.
    Abuse of official powers can lead to serious consequences.

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.

职zhíduty/position
权quánpower

职权 combines 职 (position/duty) with 权 (power), meaning authority within one's position.

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 職; 职 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
戠
戠zhí職zhí
Same sound today

The traditional form 職 pairs 耳 (ear) with 戠, which gives its sound; the simplified 职 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 职 →

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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