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

據 jù

Related words

Other words that share a character with 割据.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
分割	fēn gē	to cut up; to break up
切割	qiē gē	to cut
收割	shōu gē	to harvest; to reap
割断 (割斷)	gē duàn	to cut off; to sever
割裂	gē liè	to cut apart; to sever; to separate; to isolate
根据 (根據)	gēn jù	according to; based on
数据 (數據)	shù jù	data
依据 (依據)	yī jù	according 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.