领导权 (lǐng dǎo quán) — political leadership power, authority to guide

Definition

noun
political leadership powerauthority to guide

Examples

  • 领导权。
    Zhè ge guó jiā de lǐng dǎo quán shǔ yú rén mín.
    The leadership power of this country belongs to the people.
  • 领导权。
    Tā zài gōng sī lǐ zhēng duó lǐng dǎo quán.
    He is competing for leadership authority in the company.
  • 领导权。
    lǐng dǎo quán De jiāo jiē bì xū píng wěn jìn xíng.
    The transition of leadership authority must proceed smoothly.

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.

领导lead/guide
领lǐnglead导dǎoguide
联合Side by side
权quánpower

领 and 导 both mean lead/guide, and 权 is power, so leadership power.

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 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng領lǐng
Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

Open 领 →

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 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 导 →

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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