革命 gémìng▶ revolución

Stroke order

革命 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 革 — 9 strokes
• 命 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)
2. revolution
3. revolutionary
4. to revolt (against sb or sth)
5. to revolutionize (sth)
6. (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命)

Related words

• 任命Cita; nombramiento
• 使命Misión
• 命名llamar; nominar
• 性命vida
• 拼命Dar lo mejor de mí
• 皮革cuero

革命 is pronounced gémìng and means “revolución”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 革命 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.