革

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/革

Glyph origin
– a stretched animal hide: the upper is head, the bottom is the tail and legs.

Compare, which also features a hide.

Definitions

 * 1) leather; animal hide
 * 2)  leather armour and weaponry
 * 3)  ornament on the front of the cart
 * 4) to change; to alter; to reform
 * 5) to remove; to expel
 * 6) 49th hexagram of the I Ching
 * 1) 49th hexagram of the I Ching
 * 1) 49th hexagram of the I Ching
 * 1) 49th hexagram of the I Ching
 * 1) 49th hexagram of the I Ching

Kanji

 * 1) leather; animal hide; pelt
 * 2) become serious
 * 3) change; alter

Etymology
Specialization of.

Noun

 * 1) leather