• 521st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 65 characters

Decomposition

1Once
廿No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ge2)animal hide • leather • to reform • to remove • to expel (from office)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ge2)The component is pronounced as '' (ge2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

改革 
革命 

Uncommon

文革 
皮革 
变革 (變革)
革新 

RareShow 78

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.