Chinese symbol for “revolutionize”
革命
gé mìng
to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for revolutionize is 革命 (gé mìng), defined as: to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命).
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 革命.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 改革 | gǎi gé | reform; measure word: 次 (cì), 种 (zhǒng), 项 (xiàng) |
| 变革 (變革) | biàn gé | to transform; to change |
| 革新 | gé xīn | to innovate; innovation |
| 反革命 | fǎn gé mìng | counterrevolutionary |
| 沿革 | yán gé | evolution of sth over time; course of development |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (条 (tiáo)) |
| 命令 | mìng lìng | order; command |
| 命运 (命運) | mìng yùn | fate; destiny |
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.