革命 gémìng revolution

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Measure word: 次

Stroke order

革命 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

革命 — the Chinese character for revolution (gémìng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 革命 — revolution

革 — 9 strokes
命 — 8 strokes

Senses

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)

Characters in 革命

革 gé — animal hide; leather; to reform
命 mìng — life; fate; order or command

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

革命 is pronounced gémìng and means “revolution”.

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