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Chinese symbol for “suffrage”

选举权
xuǎn jǔ quán
Traditional: 選舉權
suffrage

The closest CC-CEDICT match for suffrage is 选举权 (xuǎn jǔ quán), defined as: suffrage.

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

选 xuǎn
to select, to elect, to choose; election
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
举 jǔ
to raise; to recommend; to praise
radical 3 ⼂ · 9 strokes
权 quán
authority, power, right
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “suffrage”

WordPinyinMeaning
投票权 (投票權)tóu piào quánsuffrage; right to vote
参政权 (參政權)cān zhèng quánsuffrage; voting rights

Related words

Other words that share a character with 选举权.

WordPinyinMeaning
选择 (選擇)xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
选举 (選舉)xuǎn jǔto elect; election
当选 (當選)dāng xuǎnto be elected; to be selected
选手 (選手)xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant
候选人 (候選人)hòu xuǎn réncandidate; measure word: 名 (míng)
选民 (選民)xuǎn mínvoter; constituency
举行 (舉行)jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
举办 (舉辦)jǔ bànto conduct; to hold (an event)
权利 (權利)quán lìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth

See also: Japanese symbol for “suffrage”.

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.