| 革 | gé | animal hide / leather / to reform / to remove / to expel (from office) |
| 八音 | bā yīn | ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music |