| 革 | 238B45 20.10 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄍㄜˊ [ge2] (*ㄐㄧˊ [ji2] ). | ||
| N. | (1) Animal hides without hair: 毛革 furs and hides; 皮革 leather; 革囊 a leather case or bag; 革履 leather shoes; 兵革 weapons of war, also gen. warfare; 老革 (coll.) an aged soldier; 膚革 the human skin. (2) A musical instrument made of leather, spec. a drum. (3) A surname. | |||||
| V.t. | Remove, get rid of, dismiss, change, reform: 革命 [ge2ming4]↓; 革面洗心 (of a person with a past) become a new man, start life anew; 革心 to change one's heart; 革退 to dismiss; 革員 to cut the number of employees; 革除 [ge2chu2], 革職 [ge2zhi2]↓; 革新 [ge2xin1]↓; 改革 to reform; 變革 replace the old with the new; 興革 introduce reforms; 革故鼎新 discard the old ways of life in favor of the new; 沿革 origins and development of an institution. | |||||
| Adj. | (*[ji2]) (LL) critical, dangerous (＝急): 疾革 (of illness) in a critical stage; 病革 ditto. | |||||
| Words | 1. 革除 [ge2chu2], v.t., expel, dismiss, get rid of. 2. 革職 [ge2zhi2], v.t., to dismiss, be dismissed, from office. 3. 革命 [ge2ming4], (1) n., revoloution: 革命黨，革命軍 a revolutionary party, army; 革命家 a revolutionist; (2) v.i., to revolt, overthrow the established authorities; 4. 革新 [ge2xin1], v.i., & t. to reform, innovate, change for the better. | |||||