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gaak3 gaap3
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(1) [1] [n] leather; animal hides stripped of hair; skin [2] [v] get rid of; eliminate [3] human skin [4] [v] change; reform; renovate [5] Chinese percussion musical instruments [6] armor [7] soldiers [8] one of the eight Diagrams [9] a Chinese family name [10] Kangxi radical 177 (2) urgent; dangerous Stroke count: 9
Level: 3
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| This character was last edited on 28th Apr 2008 | |
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革命
gaak3 ming6 = revolution
皮革
pei4 gaak3 = leather
變革
bin3 gaak3 = to transform; to change
反革命
faan2 gaak3 ming6 = counter-revolution; counterrevolution; counterrevolutionary
改革
goi2 gaak3 = to reform
文革
man4 gaak3 = Cultural Revolution
改革者
goi2 gaak3 ze2 = reformer
改革進程
goi2 gaak3 zeon3 cing4 = reform process
金融改革
gam1 jung4 goi2 gaak3 = financial reform
經濟改革
ging1 zai3 goi2 gaak3 = economic reformSee all 23 compounds |
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Decimal representation of this word: 革
Unicode code for this character: U+9769 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 革
Unicode code for this character: U+9769 (off-site link)
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