政权
Old HSK 6
政权 (zhèngquán) · political power
政权 (zhèngquán) means “political power; regime”. It is written with 2 characters: 政 (government) + 权 (authority). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 政权 is built
The characters
政 zhèng · government
What 政 is made of
- 正zhèng — straight
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 正 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
权 quán · authority
What 权 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 雚 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
历史课讲了古代政权的变化。Lìshǐ kè jiǎng le gǔdài zhèngquán de biànhuà.History class covered changes of ruling power in ancient times.
新政权成立以后进行了改革。Xīn zhèngquán chénglì yǐhòu jìnxíng le gǎigé.After the new government was established, it carried out reforms.
Questions about 政权
What does 政权 mean?
政权 (zhèngquán) means “political power; regime”.
How do you pronounce 政权?
政权 is pronounced zhèngquán.
Which HSK level is 政权?
政权 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 政府zhèngfǔgovernment
- 政治zhèngzhìpolitics
- 财政cáizhèngpublic finance
- 行政xíngzhèngadministration
- 政策zhèngcèpolicy
- 权利quánlìright (entitlement)
- 权力quánlìpower
- 权衡quánhéngto weigh up
- 权威quánwēiauthority
- 主权zhǔquánsovereignty
Learn 政权 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 234: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.