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Chinese symbol for “authorize”

授权
shòu quán
Traditional: 授權
to authorize

The closest CC-CEDICT match for authorize is 授权 (shòu quán), defined as: to authorize.

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

授 shòu
to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
权 quán
authority, power, right
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “authorize”

WordPinyinMeaning
核准hé zhǔnto authorize; to investigate then ratify
钦定 (欽定)qīn dìngto authorize; to designate; (old) to be compiled and published by imperial command

Related words

Other words that share a character with 授权.

WordPinyinMeaning
教授jiāo shòuto teach (a subject)
授予shòu yǔto award; to confer
传授 (傳授)chuán shòuto impart; to pass on; to teach
授课 (授課)shòu kèto teach; to give lessons
权利 (權利)quán lìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
权力 (權力)quán lìpower; authority
政权 (政權)zhèng quánregime; political power
人权 (人權)rén quánhuman rights

See also: Japanese symbol for “authorize”.

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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