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革 - gé

leather, animal hides; rad. 177

leather, animal hides; rad. 177

How to read 革

Click 革 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishleather, animal hides; rad. 177
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

革出 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 革吉. Please read 革命 one more time.

Common words with this character

to expel; to kick out
see 革吉縣|革吉县[Ge2 ji2 Xian4]
to withdraw the mandate of heaven; revolution; revolutionary
leather purse; fig. human body

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 革 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 革出 and 革吉 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 革.