掌权

Traditional form:

掌權

Pinyin (reading):

zhǎngquán

Definitions:

• to wield (political etc) power
• be in power

Characters:

• 掌 - in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
• 权 - authority, power, right

Traditional characters:

• 掌 - in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
• 權 - authority, power, right