割据

Traditional form:

割據

Pinyin (reading):

gējù

Definitions:

• to set up an independent regime
• to secede
• segmentation
• division
• fragmentation

Characters:

• 割 - to cut, to divide, to partition; to cede
• 据 - to possess, to occupy; position; base

Traditional characters:

• 割 - to cut, to divide, to partition; to cede
• 據 - to possess, to occupy; position; base