The Chinese Radical: 革


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Meaning
untanned leather    革

Explanation A horned 廿 animal seen from above with a backbone and broad hips has a skin of leather around its torso. - This radical also stands for leather.

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 3
shoe
xié
Left: leather (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather.), right: 2x earth = piled earth (cf. with road/street 街, where you walk over piled earth )
The leather for the piled earth (= the street) is: the shoe!
JLPT HSK 5
animal hide, leather, to remove, to expel (from office)

廿
Center: peeled skin , rest: pictogram for a horned 廿 animal with backbone from above
Horned animals have a skin of leather.
JLPT HSK 5
whip or lash, to flog, conductor's baton
biān
Left: leather (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather.), right: convenient 便 (The person likes it furthermore , if it's convenient) [further = The sun goes with each unit of length further and more]
Leather is convenient as a whip.
JLPT HSK 6
tyrant, hegemon, to rule by force, to usurp

Top: rain , below: leather (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather; but here: animals in general.), moon
He controls the rain, the animals and the moon: The tyrant!
JLPT HSK 6
to rear, to bring up, to raise

Left: leather (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather.), right: 匊 (enwrap , rice )
The horned animal needs protection (= wrapping) and food (=rice) during rearing.
JLPT no HSK
scabbard, sheath
qiào
Left: leather (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather.), right: alike/resemble (Small bodies are alike.)
Made of leather and similar (to the sword:) The sword's scabbard.
JLPT no HSK
boots
xuē
Left: leather (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather.), right: change (From a standing to a sitting person is a change.)
Leather changes into boots.
JLPT no HSK
saddle (of a horse)
ān
Left: leather (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather.), right: peaceful (A woman in the house makes it peaceful.)
It is made of leather and makes (riding) more peaceful: The saddle.
JLPT no HSK
target, mark

Left: leather (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather.), right: hope for (Behind the doorknob you can hope)
The leather in the size of a doorknob is: the target.
JLPT no HSK
bridle, halter, to restrain, to detain, to lodge, inn

Top: net 罒/, bottom: Leder (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather.), horse /馬
The 'net' made of leather for the horse is: the bridle.
JLPT no HSK
rein in, to choke, to throttle, to strangle
lè, lēi
Left: leather (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather), right: force
For horned animals you need force to rein them. OR: With leather and force you can rein.
JLPT no HSK
martingale (horse's harness)
yǎng
Left: leather (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather.), right: center (The yoke on the shoulders of the big man is centered)
Made of leather and located centrally: The martingale.
JLPT no HSK
martingale (control of a horse's head), stingy
jìn
Left: leather (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather.), right: axe
It is made of leather and (can control the horse) like an axe: The Martingale.

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