TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
權利
ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ · quánlì
noun — right; entitlement; legal or moral claim
字源 FORM — what the parts do
權authority; power; right (權力的權)quán木 (tree/wood) + 雚 (phonetic quán; also: a crane): originally a wooden measuring scale/steelyard — whoever holds the scale holds the power to judge
利benefit; advantage; profit (利益的利)lì禾 (grain) + 刀 (knife): the knife that harvests grain — benefit, the profit cut from the crop
權利，權力的權，利益的利。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手持秤桿（權：木制量器），才能確保那把刀割下的糧（利：禾+刀）——有權才有利。
Only the one who holds the scale (權: wooden measuring lever) can secure the grain the knife harvests (利: 禾 grain + 刀 blade) — authority is what protects entitlement.
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