革 (gé) — (bound form) leather; hide; (bound form) reform…

Definition

革 (gé) is a bound form rarely used alone. It means 'leather' (as in 皮革) and 'reform/revolution' (as in 革命, 革新).

bound form

leatherhidereformchangerevolution

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Zhè chǎng gé mìng gǎi biàn le zhěng gè guó jiā de mìng yùn.
This revolution changed the fate of the entire country.
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Gōng sī zhèng zài jìn xíng jì shù gé xīn.
The company is undergoing technological innovation.
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Zhè jiàn pí gé dà yī zhì liàng hěn hǎo.
This leather coat is of good quality.

Pictograph

六书liùshū

象形xiàngxíng

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

革 is drawn as a stretched animal hide, with the upper part as the head and the lower part as the tail and legs.

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