Meaning
leather; remove
Chinese: 皮革；也表示改革、革除。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ge” becomes a different word in each tone. 革 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 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)
- 改革gǎi géreform; to reform
- 皮革pí géleather
- 革新gé xīnto innovate; innovation
- 改革开放gǎi gé kāi fàngto reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980
Example Sentence
这个皮包是真皮革做的。Zhè ge pí bāo shì zhēn pí gé zuò de.This bag is made of real leather.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this皮包pí bāohandbag是shìis真皮zhēn pí(anatomy) dermis革géanimal hide做zuòto make的deof。