| Chinese Text Project |
| 權 U+6B0A |  Seal script | 权 Simplified character | 権 Alternate form |
| Radical: | 木+ 18 strokes = 22 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.142#46 Kangxi: p.563#19 Cihai: p.727r4c03 GSR: 158.o Hanyu: v2,p1319#06 |
| Composition: | Left: 木, right: 雚. Component of: 𪈻 |
| Mandarin: | quán ㄑㄩㄢˊ |
| Cantonese: | kyun4 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *ghyuɛn |
| Shuowen: | 《木部》權：黃華木。从木雚聲。一曰反常。 |
| Guangyun: | 《廣韻·下平聲·仙·權》權：權變也，反常合道又冝也，秉也，平也，稱錘也，，又《爾雅》云：權黃華又姓出天水本顓頊之後楚武王使鬬緡尹權後因氏俗作㩲。巨貟切，二十三。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·木部·十八》權：《唐韻》巨員切《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》逵員切，𠀤音拳。《玉篇》稱錘也。《前漢·律歷志》孔子陳後王之法，曰謹權量。量多少者不失圭撮，權輕重者不失黍絫。又經權。《易·繫辭》巽以行權。《註》權，反經而合道者也。又平也。《禮·王制》原父子之情，立君臣之義以權之。又權謀。《左傳·宣十二年》中權後勁。《杜註》中軍制謀，精兵爲殿。又權柄。《莊子·天運篇》親權者不能與人柄。又《爾雅·釋詁》權輿，始也。《詩·秦風》于嗟乎，不承權輿。又攝官曰權。《鼠璞》權字唐始用之。韓愈權知國子博士，三歲爲眞。又國名。亦姓。《左傳·莊十八年》楚武王克權。《韻會》楚鬭緡尹權，後因爲氏。又與爟通。烽火也。《前漢·郊祀志》上宿郊見通權火。又與顴通，兩頰也。《前漢·高帝紀·隆準註》頰權，準也。《曹植·洛神賦》靨輔承權。又《說文》權，黃華木也。《爾雅·釋草》權，黃華。《六書故云》以草釋木，似誤。○按《爾雅》木槿，木也，列之于草。殆未可泥。又《集韻》古玩切，音貫。木叢生也。 考證：〔《詩·秦風》吁嗟乎，不成權輿。〕謹照原文吁改于。成改承。〔《後漢·郊祀志》上宿郊，見通權火。〕謹按後漢書無郊祀志。後漢改前漢。〔《爾雅·釋草》權，黃英。〕謹照原文英改華。 |
| Fanqie: | 巨貟 (《廣韻·下平聲·仙·權》) |
| Unihan definition: | power, right, authority |
Example usage
| 《論語·子罕》: | 可與立，未可與權。 |
| Or if we may get so established along with them, we shall find them unable to weigh occurring events along with us. | |
| 《孟子·盡心上》: | 子莫執中，執中為近之，執中無權，猶執一也。 |
| Zi Mo holds a medium between these. By holding that medium, he is nearer the right. But by holding it without leaving room for the exigency of circumstances, it becomes like their holding their one point. | |
| 《禮記·深衣》: | 古者深衣，蓋有制度，以應規、矩、繩、權、衡。 |
| Anciently the long dress had definite measurements, so as to satisfy the requirements of the compass and square, the line, the balance, and the steelyard. | |
| 《揚子法言》: | 曰：「兼才尚權，右計左數，動謹於時，人也。」 |
| Yangzi said: Collecting together men of talent and respecting their knowledge, planning and calculating meticulously, and carefully acting at just the right moment —this is due to man. | |
| 《墨子·經上》: | 欲正1權利，且惡正2權害。 |
| Yu (desire/be about to). Directly, weighing the benefit; be about to. Wu (dislike). Directly, weighing the harm. | |
| 《莊子·應帝王》: | 吾見其杜權矣。 |
| I saw the balance (of the springs of life) that had been stopped (inclining in his favour). | |
| 《商君書·墾令》: | 無以外權任爵與官，則民不貴學問，又不賤農。 |
| If dignities are not conferred nor office given according to deviating standards, then the people will not prize learning nor, besides, will they hold agriculture cheap. | |
| 《孫子兵法·始計》: | 勢者，因利而制權也。 |
| While heading the profit of my counsel, avail yourself also of any helpful circumstances over and beyond the ordinary rules. According as circumstances are favorable, one should modify one's plans. | |
| 《史記·五帝本紀》: | 堯知子丹朱之不肖，不足授天下，於是乃權授舜。 |
| Yao knew that his son Danzhu was a worthless fellow, who was not fit to reign, and so the authority was conferred on Shun. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 禮之於正國家也，如權衡之於輕重也，如繩墨之於曲直也。 |
| 《說苑·辨物》: | 度量權衡以黍生之為一分，十分為一寸，十寸為一尺，十尺為一丈。 |
| 《春秋繁露·竹林》: | 逄丑父殺其身以生其君，何以不得謂知權？ |
| 《韓詩外傳·卷一》: | 君人者、降禮尊賢而王，重法愛民而霸，好利多詐而危，權謀傾覆而亡。 |
| 《大戴禮記·千乘》: | 司寇司秋，以聽獄訟，治民之煩亂，執權變民中。 |
| 《白虎通德論》: | 股肱之臣，任事者也，為其專權擅勢，傾覆國家。 |
| 《新書·道術》: | 凡權重者必謹於事，令行者必謹於言，則過敗鮮矣。 |
| 《新序·善謀下》: | 子房前，客有為我計撓楚權者。 |
| 《中論·智行》: | 夫君子仁以博愛，義以除惡，信以立情，禮以自節，聰以自察，明以觀色，謀以行權，智以辨物，豈可無一哉？ |
| 《孔子家語·致思》: | 家殘於齊而無憂色，是知權命也。 |
| 《潛夫論·明闇》: | 是以當塗之人，恆嫉正直之士，得一介言於君以矯其邪也，故餝偽辭以彰主心，下設威權以固士民。 |
| 《論衡·問孔》: | 如以懿子權尊，不敢極言，則其對武伯，亦宜但言「毋憂」而已。 |
| 《太玄經·羡》: | 次四，羡權正，吉人不幸。 |
| 《風俗通義·六國》: | 子叔帶始生周事晉，其後簡子地過於諸侯，權重於晉君。 |
| 《孔叢子·雜訓》: | 文王舍適立其次，權也。 |
| 《申鑒·政體》: | 上下相䟽，內外相蒙，小臣爭寵，大臣爭權，此危國之風也。 |
| 《素書·求人之志章》: | 設變致權，所以解結。 |
| 《新語·術事》: | 書不必起仲尼之門，藥不必出扁鵲之方，合之者善，可以為法，因世而權行。 |
| 《蔡中郎集》: | 夫權不在上，則雹傷物 |
| 《列子·黃帝》: | 灰然有生矣，吾見杜權矣。 |
| 《鶡冠子·博選》: | 權人有五至：一曰伯己，二曰什己，三曰若己，四曰廝役，五曰徒隸。 |
| 《文子·守弱》: | 是以聖人以道鎮之，執一無為而不損沖氣，見小守柔，退而勿有，法於江海，江海不為，故功名自化，弗強，故能成其王，為天下牝，故能神不死，自愛，故能成其貴，萬乘之勢，以萬物為功名，權任至重，不可自輕，自輕則功名不成。 |
| 《文始真經·一宇》: | 關尹子曰：「小人之權，歸于惡。」 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 不尚賢，賢謂世俗之賢，辯口明文，離道行權，去質為文也。 |
| 《韓非子·存韓》: | 今伐韓未可一年而滅，拔一城而退，則權輕於天下，天下摧我兵矣。 |
| 《申不害·佚文》: | 君必有明法正義，若懸權衡以稱輕重，所以一群臣也。北堂書鈔四十三、藝文類聚五十四、文選顏延年應詔讌曲水詩注、鄒陽上書吳王注、太平御覽六百三十八、繹史一百十一 |
| 《慎子·威德》: | 故賢而屈於不肖者，權輕也。 |
| 《管子·輕重己》: | 耟耒耨懷，鉊鈶九獯，權渠繉紲，所以御春夏之事也。 |
| 《吳子·圖國》: | 五者之數，各有其道，義必以禮服，彊必以謙服，剛必以辭服，暴必以詐服，逆必以權服。 |
| 《六韜·文師》: | 太公曰：「釣有三權：祿等以權，死等以權，官等以權。」 |
| 《司馬法·仁本》: | 正不獲意則權。 |
| 《尉繚子·攻權》: | 夫將不心制，卒不節動，雖勝幸勝也，非攻權也。 |
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