革命
Old HSK 6
革命 (gémìng) · revolution
革命 (gémìng) means “revolution; revolutionary”. It is written with 2 characters: 革 (leather) + 命 (life). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 革命 is built
The characters
革 gé · leather
What 革 is made of
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
命 mìng · life
What 命 is made of
- 令lìng — command
- 人rén — person
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: An order 令 given by mouth 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
工业革命改变了世界。Gōngyè gémìng gǎibiàn le shìjiè.The Industrial Revolution changed the world.
手机带来了一场通信革命。Shǒujī dàilái le yì chǎng tōngxìn gémìng.Mobile phones brought a communications revolution.
Questions about 革命
What does 革命 mean?
革命 (gémìng) means “revolution; revolutionary”.
How do you pronounce 革命?
革命 is pronounced gémìng.
Which HSK level is 革命?
革命 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 改革gǎigéreform
- 皮革pígéleather
- 命运mìngyùnfate
- 生命shēngmìnglife
- 命令mìnglìngorder
- 寿命shòumìnglife span
- 命名mìngmíngto name
- 拼命pīnmìngdesperately
- 任命rènmìngto appoint
- 使命shǐmìngmission
Learn 革命 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.