quán

power, right

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

雚 sound component

  Sound component

guànhuán

  

heron

Evolution

權 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
權 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
權 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

quán

power, right, authority; authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary

() 

Quán

surname Quan

Most common words with 權
Freq.
Word
Meaning

power

权利

power

权力

power

股权

equity shares

授权

to authorize