揭

jiē

HSK 6freq #10146

Meanings

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jiē

1.to take the lid off
2.to expose
3.to unmask

Jiē

1.surname Jie

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Wiktionary

1.to raise; to lift up
2.to uncover; to unveil; to expose; to reveal
3.to tear off; to take off
4.a surname
5.Used in place names.
6.to lift up one's clothes
7.to block up

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʰrads, *ked, *kʰrad, *ɡrad, *kad, *ɡad): semantic 扌 + phonetic 曷 (OC *ɡaːd).

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Stroke order

Components

揭扌曷

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

真相總算在我們面前揭曉了。
At last, the truth was revealed to us.
他們所有的秘密都已經被揭曉了。
All their secrets have been revealed.
蓋上鍋蓋煮至洋蔥變軟，然後揭開鍋蓋繼續煮至洋蔥呈現淺棕色。
Cover the pan and cook until tender, then remove the cover and continue the cooking until the onions are a light brown.

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Synonyms

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Related words

揭晓 to announce publicly 揭露 to expose 揭示 to reveal; to elucidate; to set forth; to articulate 揭发 to expose 揭橥 to disclose 揭幕 opening 按揭 a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)揭短 to expose sb's faults or shortcomings 揭黑 to uncover (mistakes, corruption etc)揭密 variant of 揭秘[jiē mì]揭东 see 揭东区[Jiē dōng Qū]揭谛 revealer (protective god)