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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.

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

酌 zhuó
to pour wine, to drink wine; to deliberate, to consider
radical 164 ⾣ · 10 strokes
处 chǔ
to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department
radical 34 ⼡ · 5 strokes
权 quán
authority, power, right
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 酌处权.

WordPinyinMeaning
斟酌zhēn zhuóto consider; to deliberate
酌情zhuó qíngto use discretion; to take circumstances into account
小酌xiǎo zhuóto have a few (alcoholic) drinks (often implying a small party)
酌量zhuó liángto consider; to allow for
参酌 (參酌)cān zhuóto consider (a matter); to deliberate
酌定zhuó dìngto decide after intense deliberation
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
处于 (處於)chǔ yúto be in (some state, position, or condition)
权利 (權利)quán lìright (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.

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