Chinese symbol for “authoritarianism”
威权
wēi quán
Traditional: 威權
authority; power; authoritarianism; authoritarian
The closest CC-CEDICT match for authoritarianism is 威权 (wēi quán), defined as: authority; power; authoritarianism; authoritarian.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 威权.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 威胁 (威脅) | wēi xié | to threaten; to menace |
| 权威 (權威) | quán wēi | authority; authoritative |
| 示威 | shì wēi | to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration |
| 威力 | wēi lì | might; formidable power |
| 示威者 | shì wēi zhě | demonstrator; protester |
| 威望 | wēi wàng | prestige |
| 权利 (權利) | quán lì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth |
| 权力 (權力) | quán lì | power; authority |
See also: Japanese symbol for “authoritarianism”.
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.