革

gé

leather, animal hides; Kangxi radical 177; hexagram ䷰

How to write 革, stroke by stroke

animal hide; leather; to reform; to remove; to expel (from office)

Pictographic: An animal being skinned

Made of 廿

改革gǎi géreform; to reform
皮革pí géleather
变革biàn géto transform; to change
革命性gé mìng xìngrevolutionary
革新gé xīnto innovate; innovation
反革命fǎn gé mìngcounterrevolutionary
革职gé zhíto sack; to remove from a position; to depose
洗心革面xǐ xīn gé miànlit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways; to turn over a new leaf
革命gé mìngto 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)
人造革rén zào géartificial leather
合成革hé chéng gésynthetic leather
改革家gǎi gé jiāreformer

人造皮革是比不上真皮的。
rén zào pí gé shì bǐ bú shàng zhēn pí de 。
Artificial leather can't compare with the real thing.
他们忙于社会改革。
tā men máng yú shè huì gǎi gé 。
They were busy working for social reforms.
他提议对教育系统进行改革。
tā tí yì duì jiào yù xì tǒng jìn xíng gǎi gé 。
He proposed a reform in the educational system.
这靴是用皮革做的。
zhè xuē shì yòng pí gé zuò de 。
These boots are made of leather.
革命迎来了新时代。
gé mìng yíng lái le xīn shí dài 。
The revolution ushered in a new era.