改革
Old HSK 5
改革 (gǎigé) · reform
改革 (gǎigé) means “reform; to reform”. It is written with 2 characters: 改 (to change) + 革 (leather). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 改革 is built
The characters
改 gǎi · to change
What 改 is made of
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: A hand with a stick 攵 disciplining a kneeling child 己 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
革 gé · leather
What 革 is made of
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
学校正在进行教育改革。Xuéxiào zhèngzài jìnxíng jiàoyù gǎigé.The school is carrying out education reform.
这次改革很成功。Zhè cì gǎigé hěn chénggōng.This reform was very successful.
Questions about 改革
What does 改革 mean?
改革 (gǎigé) means “reform; to reform”.
How do you pronounce 改革?
改革 is pronounced gǎigé.
Which HSK level is 改革?
改革 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 改变gǎibiànto change
- 改进gǎijìnto improve
- 改造gǎizàoto transform
- 修改xiūgǎito revise
- 改善gǎishànto improve
- 改正gǎizhèngto correct
- 改良gǎiliángto improve
- 改gǎito change
- 革命gémìngrevolution
- 皮革pígéleather
Learn 改革 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.