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Chinese symbol for “revolutionary”

革命家
gé mìng jiā
a revolutionary

The closest CC-CEDICT match for revolutionary is 革命家 (gé mìng jiā), defined as: a revolutionary.

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

革 gé
leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
radical 177 ⾰ · 9 strokes
命 mìng
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “revolutionary”

WordPinyinMeaning
革命性gé mìng xìngrevolutionary
革命gé mìngto withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution
红 (紅)hóngred; popular
红色 (紅色)hóng sèred (color); revolutionary

Related words

Other words that share a character with 革命家.

WordPinyinMeaning
革命gé mìngto withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution
改革gǎi géreform; measure word: 次 (cì), 种 (zhǒng), 项 (xiàng)
变革 (變革)biàn géto transform; to change
革新gé xīnto innovate; innovation
反革命fǎn gé mìngcounterrevolutionary
沿革yán géevolution of sth over time; course of development
生命shēng mìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (条 (tiáo))
命令mìng lìngorder; command
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “revolutionary”.

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.

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