革
HSK 5

革 (gé): leather, animal hides, rad. 177

gé

leather, animal hides, rad. 177

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Pinyin

gé

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

leather, animal hides, rad. 177

How to Write 革 (gé)

革 is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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  3. 3
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  8. 8
  9. 9

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Origin of 革

An animal being skinned

What 革 is Made Of

革 is built from 1 component:

廿twenty, twentieth

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Words Using 革

Common Chinese words that contain 革:

改革

gǎigé

皮革

pígé

革命

gémìng

Characters Related to 革

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