Chinese symbol for “discretion”
酌处权
zhuó chǔ quán
Traditional: 酌處權
discretion; discretionary power
The closest CC-CEDICT match for discretion is 酌处权 (zhuó chǔ quán), defined as: discretion; discretionary power.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 酌处权.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斟酌 | zhēn zhuó | to consider; to deliberate |
| 酌情 | zhuó qíng | to use discretion; to take circumstances into account |
| 小酌 | xiǎo zhuó | to have a few (alcoholic) drinks (often implying a small party) |
| 酌量 | zhuó liáng | to consider; to allow for |
| 参酌 (參酌) | cān zhuó | to consider (a matter); to deliberate |
| 酌定 | zhuó dìng | to decide after intense deliberation |
| 处理 (處理) | chǔ lǐ | to handle; to deal with; to punish |
| 处于 (處於) | chǔ yú | to be in (some state, position, or condition) |
| 权利 (權利) | quán lì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth |
See also: Japanese symbol for “discretion”.
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.