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Kanji Detail for 權 - "weight, scale, weigh, scheme, power"
權
- Meaning
權 means "weight, scale, weigh, scheme, power."
Weight - A counterweight; a balance weight.
Scale - A device for measuring weight.
Weigh - To measure weight.
Scheme - A stratagem; a plot.
Power - Authority; influence.
Temporary - Makeshift; provisional.
Deputy - A secondary rank (Japanese usage).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
authority; power; rights
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
power, right, authority
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Quan
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
authority, power, right
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A steelyard weight. | Weighing is also called 權. As in "weighing its lightness and heaviness" (權其輕重). | The opposite of principle (經). The constant way is 經. Acting contrary to principle but in accord with the Way is called 權. As in handling affairs without rigidly following established rules is called 權變 (expedient measures), 權術 (tactics). | When a person has something to rely on and uses their ability, it is called 權. As in 權柄 (power), 權限 (authority). | 權 is not the constant way. Hence, doing something temporarily is called 權且如此 (for the time being). In the Tang dynasty, acting officials were called 權, like later "temporary appointments." | The bones of both cheeks are called 權骨 (cheekbones). Originally written as 顴.
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