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Chinese symbol for “secede”

割据
gē jù
Traditional: 割據
to set up an independent regime; to secede; segmentation; division

The closest CC-CEDICT match for secede is 割据 (gē jù), defined as: to set up an independent regime; to secede; segmentation; division; fragmentation.

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

割 gē
to cut, to divide, to partition; to cede
radical 18 ⼑ · 12 strokes
据 jù
to possess, to occupy; position; base
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 割据.

WordPinyinMeaning
分割fēn gēto cut up; to break up
切割qiē gēto cut
收割shōu gēto harvest; to reap
割断 (割斷)gē duànto cut off; to sever
割裂gē lièto cut apart; to sever; to separate; to isolate
根据 (根據)gēn jùaccording to; based on
数据 (數據)shù jùdata
依据 (依據)yī jùaccording to; basis

See also: Japanese symbol for “secede”.

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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