When the formation data identifies 革 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
革
Radical 177 of 214 · 9 strokes
Leather
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Unicode uses 革 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is leather, animal hides; Kangxi radical 177; hexagram ䷰. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
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Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.
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鞋xiéshoes, footwear in generalDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 革 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鞵.
- 革Semantic componentanimal hide; leather
- 圭Phonetic componentjade tablet
- Category radical
- 革 leather
- Visual structure
- 革 + 圭
HSK words with 鞋1 word in this course
革géleather, animal hide; to reform; to removeDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of animal hide laying flat.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 革 leather
- Visual structure
- 廿
HSK words with 革3 words in this course
鞭biānwhip; to lash, to flogDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 革 represents the meaning and 便 represents the sound.
- 革Semantic componentanimal hide; leather
- 便Phonetic componentconvenient; defecate
- Category radical
- 革 leather
- Visual structure
- 革 + 便
HSK words with 鞭2 words in this course
鞏gǒngto bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strongDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: Leather 革 bindings 巩; 巩 also provides the pronunciation
- Category radical
- 革 leather
- Visual structure
- 巩 + 革
HSK words with 鞏1 word in this course
鞠jūto bow, to bend; to nourish, to rearDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Semantic–phonetic formation: 革 contributes the broad semantic category “leather”; 匊 contributes the historical pronunciation.
- Category radical
- 革 leather
- Visual structure
- 革 + 匊
HSK words with 鞠1 word in this course
Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.