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Chinese symbol for “apartheid”

种族隔离
zhǒng zú gé lí
Traditional: 種族隔離
racial segregation; apartheid

The closest CC-CEDICT match for apartheid is 种族隔离 (zhǒng zú gé lí), defined as: racial segregation; apartheid.

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

种 zhǒng
race, kind, breed; seed; to plant
radical 115 ⽲ · 9 strokes
族 zú
race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
radical 70 ⽅ · 11 strokes
隔 gé
to separate, to partition, to divide
radical 170 ⾩ · 12 strokes
离 lí
rare beast; strange; elegant
radical 114 ⽱ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 种族隔离.

WordPinyinMeaning
这种 (這種)zhè zhǒngthis kind of
一种 (一種)yī zhǒngone kind of; one type of
各种 (各種)gè zhǒngevery kind of; all kinds of; various
那种 (那種)nà zhǒngthat kind of
种种 (種種)zhǒng zhǒngall kinds of
多种 (多種)duō zhǒngmany kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-
民族mín zúnationality; ethnic group
家族jiā zúfamily; clan
隔离 (隔離)gé líto separate; to isolate
离开 (離開)lí kāito depart; to leave

See also: Japanese symbol for “apartheid”.

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.