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“Hide, skin; to flay, take off; deprive of — picture of a skin split open, a hide seen from the back, with legs apart” —Karlgren(AD). | “Hide, skin; to flay, take off; deprive of — picture of a skin split open, a hide seen from the back, with legs apart” —Karlgren(AD). | ||
Note: Usages related to 革 gé ‘change/revolution’ are very old, as evident in ancient interpretations of the hexagram of this same name. | Note: Usages related to 革 gé ‘change/revolution’ are very old, as evident in ancient interpretations of the hexagram of this same name. | ||
Compare: ䷰ 革 : ☱ ‘cauldron (of food)’ on the ☲ ‘fire’ (boiling/bubbling/cooking, | Compare: ䷰ 革 : ☱ ‘cauldron (of food)’ on the ☲ ‘fire’ (boiling/bubbling/cooking, transforming/dispensing food; change/revolution in general). | ||
Compare: ䷱ 鼎 : ☲ ‘fire (light/vision)’ over ☴ ‘wood’ (wood on fire, burning wood beneath the cooking cauldron; light shining on plants, photosynthesis). | Compare: ䷱ 鼎 : ☲ ‘fire (light/vision)’ over ☴ ‘wood’ (wood on fire, burning wood beneath the cooking cauldron; light shining on plants, photosynthesis). | ||
Note: Leather (皮革, 兽皮) was processed (制革) to make clothing (皮衣, 𤮪), shoes (皮鞋), belts (皮带), bridles (马勒子), saddles (鞍), armor (cf. 甲, 铠), helmets (胄), shields (盾), wine skins (酒囊), drums (鼓皮), ceremonial garments (巿), etc. | Note: Leather (皮革, 兽皮) was processed (制革) to make clothing (皮衣, 𤮪), shoes (皮鞋), belts (皮带), bridles (马勒子), saddles (鞍), armor (cf. 甲, 铠), helmets (胄), shields (盾), wine skins (酒囊), drums (鼓皮), ceremonial garments (巿), etc. | ||
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