to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命); CL:次[ci4]
Characters in this word
2革
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animal hide, leather, to reform, to remove, to expel (from office)
- Pinyin
- gé
- Strokes
- 9
命
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life, fate, order or command, to assign a name, title etc
- Pinyin
- mìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1561 of 2500