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Chinese symbol for “authoritarian”

威权
wēi quán
Traditional: 威權
authority; power; authoritarianism; authoritarian

The closest CC-CEDICT match for authoritarian is 威权 (wēi quán), defined as: authority; power; authoritarianism; authoritarian.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

威 wēi
might, power, prestige; to dominate
radical 38 ⼥ · 9 strokes
权 quán
authority, power, right
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 威权.

WordPinyinMeaning
威胁 (威脅)wēi xiéto threaten; to menace
权威 (權威)quán wēiauthority; authoritative
示威shì wēito demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration
威力wēi lìmight; formidable power
示威者shì wēi zhědemonstrator; protester
威望wēi wàngprestige
权利 (權利)quán lìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
权力 (權力)quán lìpower; authority

See also: Japanese symbol for “authoritarian”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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