鞹 (kuò) - Leather — refers to tanned animal hide & processed leather with the hair removed

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kuò ｜ 19 strokes ｜ radical:

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鞹 · kuò

Leather — refers to tanned animal hide;

processed leather with the hair removed;

also used metaphorically for something stripped or bare.

Leather — refers to tanned animal hideprocessed leather with the hair removedalso used metaphorically for something stripped or bare.

Usage highlights

Tanned leatherHardened leatherLeather armorFine leatherStripped bareLeather processing

Synonyms

  • 革— leather, hide
  • 皮— skin, hide
  • 皮革— leather (general term)

Antonyms

  • 毛— fur, hair (the part removed in leather making)
  • 羽— feather (different animal covering)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The artisan tanned the hide into leather (鞹).
  • Ancient armor was made from hardened leather (革鞹).
  • The bookbinding was made of fine leather (皮鞹).
  • He described the landscape as bare as stripped leather (如鞹).

Collocations

  • Tanned leather(鞹革)
  • Hardened leather(坚鞹)
  • Leather armor(甲鞹)
  • Fine leather(良鞹)
  • Stripped bare(如鞹)
  • Leather processing(治鞹)

Idioms

  • Like stripping leather to reveal the substance(如鞹其质)
  • Hard as tanned hide(坚如鞹革)
  • The essence remains after stripping away the surface(去伪存鞹)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient China, leather (鞹) was essential for armor, clothing, and bookbinding.
  • The character appears in classical texts describing the processing of animal hides.
  • Metaphorically used to describe something stripped down to its essential nature.

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