文革

Traditional form:

文革

Pinyin (reading):

Wéngé

Definitions:

• Cultural Revolution (1966-76) (abbr. for 文化大革命 ( Wénhuà Dàgémìng))

Characters:

• 文 - culture, literature, writing
• 革 - leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove

Traditional characters:

• 文 - culture, literature, writing
• 革 - leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove