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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “authorize”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 核准 | hé zhǔn | to authorize; to investigate then ratify |
| 钦定 (欽定) | qīn dìng | to authorize; to designate; (old) to be compiled and published by imperial command |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 授权.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教授 | jiāo shòu | to teach (a subject) |
| 授予 | shòu yǔ | to award; to confer |
| 传授 (傳授) | chuán shòu | to impart; to pass on; to teach |
| 授课 (授課) | shòu kè | to teach; to give lessons |
| 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 |
| 政权 (政權) | zhèng quán | regime; political power |
| 人权 (人權) | rén quán | human 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.