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揭
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reveal

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jiē
ケイ、ケツ
かかげる
게
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 曷 why? what? where? =
揭 reveal
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
曷 Phonetic component
hé why? what? where?
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
揭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
揭 [jiē]
to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (43)
揭晓 [jiē​xiǎo] #3,043
to announce publicly
揭晓 [jiē​xiǎo] #3,043
to announce publicly
揭露 [jiē​lù] #6,434
to expose
揭开 [jiē​kāi] #8,244
to uncover
揭开 [jiē​kāi] #8,244
to uncover
揭示 [jiē​shì] #12,508
to show
揭发 [jiē​fā] #7,933
to expose
揭发 [jiē​fā] #7,933
to expose
按揭 [àn​jiē] #21,810
a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)
揭穿 [jiē​chuān] #11,115
to expose
33 more items
KOREAN WORDS (2)
게시
posting
게재
publication; insertion; printing