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揭

jiē

HSK 6 Character

What 揭 means

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

Other readings

揭 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Jiēsurname Jie

Example sentences

• 它揭示了谣言的真相。
  Tā jiēshì le yáoyán de zhēnxiàng.
  It proved the truth of the rumor.
• 谁能揭开海洋的奥秘？
  Shéi néng jiēkāi hǎiyáng de àomì?
  Who is able to reveal the mysteries of the sea?
• 萨米已经快要揭开谜底了。
  Sami is getting close to solving this mystery.
• 他几乎从来没揭开过一本书。
  Tā jīhū cóngláiméi jiēkāi guo yī běn shū.
  He hardly ever opens a book.
• 真相总算在我们面前揭晓了。
  At last, the truth was revealed to us.
• 夜晚会揭示白天隐藏的真相。
  The night reveals truths hidden by day.

Words starting with 揭

• 揭露jiē lùto expose; to unmask; to ferret out
• 揭发jiē fāto expose; to bring to light; to disclose
• 揭开jiē kāito uncover; to open
• 揭示jiē shìto reveal; to elucidate; to set forth; to articulate; to announce publicly; to promulgate
• 揭晓jiē xiǎoto announce publicly; to publish; to make known
• 揭穿jiē chuānto expose; to uncover
• 揭幕jiē mùopening; unveiling
• 揭底jiē dǐto reveal the inside story; to expose sb's secrets
• 揭批jiē pīto expose and criticize
• 揭牌jiē páito unveil the plaque for (a school, shop, stadium etc); to inaugurate; to officially open
• 揭短jiē duǎnto expose sb's faults or shortcomings
• 揭破jiē pòto uncover
• 揭秘jiē mìto reveal a secret
• 揭举jiē jǔto lift up; (fig.) to put on display; to set forth
• 揭载jiē zǎito publish
• 揭黑jiē hēito uncover (mistakes, corruption etc); whistle-blowing
• 揭幕式jiē mù shìopening ceremony; unveiling
• 揭幕战jiē mù zhàn(sports) opening game; opening match
• 揭东区Jiē dōng QūJiedong, a district of Jieyang City 揭阳市
• 揭西县Jiē xī XiànJiexi, a county in Jieyang City 揭阳市
• 揭阳市Jiē yáng ShìJieyang, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 广东省
• 揭不开锅jiē bù kāi guōto be unable to afford food
• 揭谛jiē dìrevealer (protective god)
• 揭橥jiē zhūto disclose; to announce

Words containing 揭

• 按揭àn jiēa mortgage (loanword via Cantonese); to buy property on a mortgage
• 前揭qián jiē(the item) named above; aforementioned; cited above
• 摩揭陀Mó jiē tuóMagadha, ancient India kingdom reported to be the birthplace of Buddhism
• 昭然若揭zhāo rán ruò jiēabundantly clear
• 掀天揭地xiān tiān jiē dìearth-shattering
• 不到火候不揭锅bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guōdon't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
• 三天不打，上房揭瓦sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎthree days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)…

Characters built on 曷

These share the phonetic component 曷 (hé), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 歇xiēto rest; to take a break; to stop
• 竭jiéto exhaust
• 蝎xiē(bound form) scorpion
• 羯jiéram, esp. gelded; to castrate; deer's skin
• 碣jiéstone tablet

Characters that look like 揭

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 据jùaccording to; to act in accordance with; to depend on
• 摆bǎito arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro
• 掘juéto dig
• 猖chāngferocious
• 琚jūornamental gems for belt
• 堀kūcave; hole

Sounds the same

Read jiē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 接to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb
• 街street
• 阶rank or step; stairs
• 皆all; each and every; in all cases
• 楷Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis)
• 结(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. jié
• 嗟sigh; also pr. juē
• 秸grain stalks left after threshing
• 疖pimple; sore; boil
• 椄(archaic) to graft (a branch, bud etc)
• 湝flowing (of water)
• 喈harmonious (of music)