君权 (jūnquán): monarchical power

Meanings

1 monarchical power
2 royal authority
3 sovereignty of the monarch

Characters

君

Examples

明清两代君权达到顶峰。

Míng-Qīng liǎng dài jūnquán dádào dǐngfēng.

Monarchical power reached its peak during the Ming and Qing.

君权神授是古代的政治理论。

Jūnquán shén shòu shì gǔdài de zhèngzhì lǐlùn.

Divine right of kings is an ancient political theory.

Tips

history

Stock phrase 君权神授 (jūnquán shén shòu, divine right of kings) translates the Western concept; in classical Chinese tradition, the corresponding idea is 天命 (tiānmìng, Mandate of Heaven). Often paired in opposition to 民权 (mínquán, popular sovereignty) in Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People.