分 权 制 衡

fēnquánzhìhéng

separation of powers for checks and balances

Traditional 分權制衡

Meaning

fēnquánzhìhéngfen1 quan2 zhi4 heng2

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fēn · to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity

Radical 刀 · 4 strokes · Parts 八刀

Ideographic: Pieces 八 being further subdivided with a knife 刀

quán · authority, power, right

Radical 木 · 6 strokes · Parts 木又

Pictophonetic: wood

zhì · system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower

Radical 刂 · 8 strokes · Parts 巾刂

Pictophonetic: knife

héng · to measure, to weigh; to consider, to judge

Radical 行 · 16 strokes · Parts 行角大

Ideographic: A big 大 horn 角; 行 provides the pronunciation

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