一切經音義 59.294

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皮革（古文革憚譁三形同古核反說文獸去毛曰革革更也獸皮治去毛曰革故以為皮革字也革者更也字從三十從口為國邑也國三十年而法更別取別異之意也口音韋）。

皮革 (the ancient script has three forms: 革, 憚, and 譁, all gǔ-hé [古核 fanqie, gé]. The Shuowen jiezi says: 'An animal's hide with the hair removed is called 革. 革 means to change [更]. When an animal skin is processed to remove the hair, it is called 革, and hence it serves as the character for leather [皮革]. 革 means change; the character is composed of