革
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gé · leather, animal hide

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革
Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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9Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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革Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 革

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géWords pronounced gé
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Example sentences

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Tā men máng yú shè huì gǎi gé.他们忙于社会改革。

They were busy working for social reforms.

Source: Tatoeba #5613691 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gé mìng de shí hòu tā bèi diào sǐ le.革命的时候他被吊死了。

He was hanged during the Revolution.

Source: Tatoeba #2843701 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén zào pí gé shì bǐ bú shàng zhēn pí de.人造皮革是比不上真皮的。

Artificial leather can't compare with the real thing.

Source: Tatoeba #8742179 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gǎi gé zhě de mù biāo shì yào gǎi jìn zhèng fǔ.改革者的目标是要改进政府。

Reformers aim to improve the government.

Source: Tatoeba #4717467 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men suàn jì zhe gǎi gé shēng chǎn liú chéng.我们算计着改革生产流程。

We are planning changes to the manufacturing process.

Source: Tatoeba #4717470 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā tí chū gǎi gé yán jiū fāng fǎ de yì jiàn.他提出改革研究方法的意见。

He's proposing a suggestion for altering the research method.

Source: Tatoeba #4717472 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 革 in context

  1. Say gé, then recall the core meaning: leather, animal hide.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 改革 (gǎi gé), meaning “reform”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 革 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.