Radical 革 – Leather

Pinyin: gé
Strokes: 9 strokes
Variants: None

Meaning

Raw leather, pelt, reform, change

Memory tipAn animal hide stretched and scraped – leather; tanning hide also means "change" (revolution). Characters with 革 relate to leather goods: 鞋 (shoe), 靴 (boot), 鞭 (whip), 革 (leather; reform).

HSK characters with 革 (6)

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鞋xiéHSK 2
革géHSK 5
靶bǎHSK 7–9
鞭biānHSK 7–9
鞠jūHSK 7–9
靴

Other 9-stroke radicals

面Face
韋Soft leather
韭Leek
音Sound
頁Leaf / Page / Head
風Wind
飛Fly
食Eat / Food

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Radical 革 – Leather

HSK characters with 革 (6)

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