揭 (jiē): to take the lid off, to expose, to unmask
揭 (jiē) is a Chinese character meaning “to take the lid off.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 曷 (phonetic). It ranks #1654 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 揭 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to take the lid off
- to expose
- to unmask
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 揭晓verb | jiē xiǎo | to announce publicly |
| 揭露verb | jiē lù | to expose |
| 揭发verb | jiē fā | to expose |
| 揭开verb | jiē kāi | to uncover |
| 揭穿verb | jiē chuān | to expose |
| 揭示verb | jiē shì | to reveal |
| 按揭verb | àn jiē | a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese) |
| 揭幕verb | jiē mù | opening |
| 揭秘verb | jiē mì | to reveal a secret |
| 揭幕式 | jiē mù shì | opening ceremony |
| 昭然若揭phrase | zhāo rán ruò jiē | abundantly clear |
| 揭底verb | jiē dǐ | to reveal the inside story |
| 揭破verb | jiē pò | to uncover |
| 揭短verb | jiē duǎn | to expose sb's faults or shortcomings |
| 不到火候不揭锅 | bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō | don't act until the time is ripe (idiom) |
揭 appears in 35 compound words: 80 as the first character, 9 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 揭 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
记者揭露了这起腐败案件的真相。
Jìzhě jiēlù le zhè qǐ fǔbài ànjiàn de zhēnxiàng.
The reporter exposed the truth of this corruption case.
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. . . gǎng lǎo jiē nián pò 萬 rén cì 稱 bà quán tái ! 網 jiē dà mèi lì měi nián bì qù
Hong Kong Old Street "Surpasses 22 Million Annual Visitors," Dominating Taiwan! Netizens Reveal 3 Major Charms: A Must-Visit Every Year
...灣餐飲業覺醒了?一堆店除夕休到初五 老闆揭關鍵:根本做白工
. . . 灣 cān 飲 業 覺 xǐng le ? yī duī diàn chú xī xiū dào chū wǔ lǎo 闆 jiē 關 鍵 gēn běn zuò bái gōng
Has the restaurant industry in Taiwan woken up? A bunch of shops closed from New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. The owner reveals the key reason: it's basically working for nothing.
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邱 偲 琹 jiē mì 妝 róng 關 鍵 zì 妝 qián jí jiù fēn 鐘 xiǎo . . .
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232條款「不受」影響 綠揭台美關稅3關鍵
條 kuǎn bù shòu yǐng 響 綠 jiē tái měi 關 稅 關 鍵
Section 232 "Not Affected" Green Camp Reveals Three Key Points on Taiwan-U.S. Tariffs
小江蕙81歲母親初二離世!陳思安忍3天痛揭噩耗:爸媽天上團聚了
xiǎo jiāng 蕙 歲 mǔ 親 chū èr 離 shì ! 陳 sī ān rěn tiān tòng jiē 噩 hào bà 媽 tiān shàng 團 jù le
Jasmine's 81 year old mother passed away on the second day of the month! The first time I've ever seen my mother die, I've never seen her again!
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?
它揭示了谣言的真相。
Tā jiēshì le yáoyán de zhēnxiàng.
It proved the truth of the rumor.
今天我们来揭开英文虚拟式的神秘面纱。
Jīntiān wǒmen lái jiēkāi Yīngwén xūnǐ shì de shénmì miànshā.
Today, we are going to unravel the mystery of the English subjunctive.
政治家以揭露政府官员的腐败来推动改革。
Zhèngzhìjiā yǐ jiēlù zhèngfǔguānyuán de fǔbài lái tuīdòng gǎigé.
The politician pushed for reform by denouncing the corruption of the government officials.
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