Usage of the character 革

to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)
revolution
revolutionary
to revolt (against sb or sth)
to revolutionize (sth)
(separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命)
CL:次 (cì)

gézhí

革职

[革職]

to sack
to remove from a position
to depose

génáng

革囊

[革囊]

leather purse
fig. human body

dǐnggé

鼎革

[鼎革]

change of dynasties
clear out the old, bring in the new

Géjí

革吉

[革吉]

Ge'gyai county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Dge rgyas rdzong

gǎigé

改革

[改革]

reform
CL:次 (cì),種／种 (zhǒng),項／项 (xiàng)
to reform

géxīn

革新

[革新]

to innovate
innovation

géchū

革出

[革出]

to expel
to kick out

kāigé

开革

[開革]

to fire
to discharge

gétuì

革退

[革退]

to dismiss from a post

géchú

革除

[革除]

to eliminate
to expel
to abolish

gǎigézhě

改革者

[改革者]

reformer

gémìngjiā

革命家

[革命家]

a revolutionary

pígéshāng

皮革商

[皮革商]

fellmonger
a dealer who works with animal hides and skins

gézhìpǐn

革制品

[革製品]

leather goods

Gélánshì

革兰氏

[革蘭氏]

Mr Gram
Dr. Hans Christian Jaochim Gram (1953-1938), Danish doctor and inventor of the Gram stain 革蘭氏染色法／革兰氏染色法

fǎngémìng

反革命

[反革命]

counterrevolutionary

gélányáng

革兰阳

[革蘭陽]

Gram-positive (bacteria)

rénzàogé

人造革

[人造革]

artificial leather

gǎigéjiā

改革家

[改革家]

reformer

Géjíxiàn

革吉县

[革吉縣]

Ge'gyai county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Dge rgyas rdzong

gǎigépài

改革派

[改革派]

the reformist party

héchénggé

合成革

[合成革]

synthetic leather

gémìngxìng

革命性

[革命性]

revolutionary

dēnggérè

登革热

[登革熱]

dengue fever
Singapore hemorrhagic fever

gǎigéjìnchéng

改革进程

[改革進程]

reform process

gélányángxìng

革兰阳性

[革蘭陽性]

Gram-positive (bacteria)

Fǎguó Gémìng

法国革命

[法國革命]

French Revolution (1789)

dēnggéyìmiáo

登革疫苗

[登革疫苗]

dengue vaccine

dēnggébìngdú

登革病毒

[登革病毒]

dengue virus

jīngjìgǎigé

经济改革

[經濟改革]

economic reform

géchūjiàomén

革出教门

[革出教門]

to excommunicate (from a church)

tǔdìgǎigé

土地改革

[土地改革]

land reform

Shíyuè Gémìng

十月革命

[十月革命]

October Revolution

Dàmǎshìgé

大马士革

[大馬士革]

Damascus, capital of Syria

Zōngjiào Gǎigé

宗教改革

[宗教改革]

(Protestant) Reformation

gémìngxiānliè

革命先烈

[革命先烈]

martyr to the revolution

géchūshānmén

革出山门

[革出山門]

to excommunicate (from a Buddhist monastery)

Ercì Gémìng

二次革命

[二次革命]

Second Revolution, campaign from 1913 of the provisional revolutionary government (under Sun Yat-sen and the Guomindang) against Yuan Shikai 袁世凱／袁世凯 ( Yuán Shìkǎi) and the Northern Warlords

gémiànxǐxīn

革面洗心

[革面洗心]

lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
to turn over a new leaf

gǎigékāifàng

改革开放

[改革開放]

to reform and open to the outside world
refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980

Gōngyè Gémìng

工业革命

[工業革命]

Industrial Revolution, c. 1750-1830

Guāngróng Gémìng

光荣革命

[光榮革命]

Glorious Revolution (England, 1688)

Yǒngzhēn Géxīn

永贞革新

[永貞革新]

Yongzhen Reform, Tang dynasty failed reform movement of 805 led by Wang Shuwen 王叔文 ( Wáng Shūwén)

Tāng Wǔ Gémìng

汤武革命

[湯武革命]

the Tang and Wu Revolts: the overthrow (c. 1600 BC) of the Xia Dynasty by the first king, Tang 商湯／商汤 ( Shāng Tāng), of the Shang Dynasty, and the overthrow (c. 1046 BC) of the Shang Dynasty by the Zhou Dynasty founder, King Wu 周武王 ( Zhōu Wǔwáng)

biàngéguǎnlǐ

变革管理

[變革管理]