鞋
JLPT HSK 3

xié
Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather.), right: 2x earth 圭 = piled earth (cf. with road/street 街, where you walk 行 over piled earth 圭)
The leather for the piled earth (= the street) is: the shoe!

	革
JLPT HSK 5

gé
Center: peeled skin 口, rest: pictograph of a horned 廿 animal
Horned animals have a skin of leather.

	鞭
JLPT HSK 5

biān
Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather.), right: convenient 便 (The person 亻likes it furthermore 更, if it's convenient) [further 更 = The sun 日 goes with each unit of length 丈 further and more]
Leather is convenient as a whip.

	霸
JLPT HSK 6

bà
Top: rain 雨, below: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather; but here: animals in general.), moon 月
He controls the rain, the animals and the moon: The tyrant!

	鞠
JLPT HSK 6

jū
Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather.), right: 匊 (enwrap 勹, rice 米)
The horned animal needs protection (= wrapping) and food (=rice) during rearing.

	鞘
JLPT no HSK

qiào
Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather.), right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
Made of leather and similar (to the sword:) The sword's scabbard.

	靴
JLPT no HSK

xuē
Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather.), right: change 化 (From a standing 亻 to a sitting 匕 person is a change.)
Leather changes into boots.

	鞍
JLPT no HSK

ān
Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather.), right: peaceful 安 (A woman 女 in the house 宀 makes it peaceful.)
It is made of leather and makes (riding) more peaceful: The saddle.

	靶
JLPT no HSK

bǎ
Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather.), right: hope for 巴 (Behind the doorknob 巴 you can hope)
The leather in the size of a doorknob is: the target.

	羁
JLPT no HSK

jī
Top: net 罒/网, bottom: Leder 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather.), horse 马/馬
The 'net' made of leather for the horse is: the bridle.

	勒
JLPT no HSK

lè, lēi
Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather), right: force 力
For horned animals 革 you need force to rein them. OR: With leather and force you can rein.

	鞅
JLPT no HSK

yǎng
Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather.), right: center 央 (The yoke 冂 on the shoulders of the big 大 man is centered)
Made of leather and located centrally: The martingale.

	靳
JLPT no HSK

jìn
Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather.), right: axe 斤
It is made of leather and (can control the horse) like an axe: The Martingale.