革 gé
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 革 — leather, animal hide
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
革命
gémìng
revolution; revolutionary
Characters in this word
命 mìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 工业革命改变了生产方式，也重新塑造了城市结构。 Gōngyè gémìng gǎibiàn le shēngchǎn fāngshì, yě chóngxīn sùzào le chéngshì jiégòu. The Industrial Revolution changed methods of production and also reshaped urban structures.
- 这场技术革命让人们的生活变得更方便。 Zhè chǎng jìshù gémìng ràng rénmen de shēnghuó biàn de gèng fāngbiàn. This technological revolution has made people's lives more convenient.
- 手机的出现是通讯领域的一场革命。 Shǒujī de chūxiàn shì tōngxùn lǐngyù de yì chǎng gémìng. The appearance of the mobile phone was a revolution in communications.
Related words
- 改革 gǎigé reform
- 变革 biàngé to transform; transformation; reform
- 革新 géxīn to innovate; innovation; reform
- 皮革 pígé leather
- 命运 mìngyùn fate
- 生命 shēngmìng life
- 命令 mìnglìng order; command
- 救命 jiùmìng to save a life
- 命名 mìngmíng to name
- 生命力 shēngmìnglì vitality
- 寿命 shòumìng lifespan
- 命 mìng to order; command; appoint