揭

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to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 曷 sound ( hé )

Components 扌曷

reveal · Heisig RSH #2112

fingers + siesta

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
三天不打，上房揭瓦	sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ	three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom); sp…
不到火候不揭锅	bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō	don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
揭西县	Jiē xī Xiàn	Jiexi, a county in Jieyang City 揭陽市\|揭阳市[Jie1 yang2 Shi4], Guangdong
揭东区	Jiē dōng Qū	Jiedong, a district of Jieyang City 揭陽市\|揭阳市[Jie1 yang2 Shi4], Guangdong
揭阳市	Jiē yáng Shì	Jieyang, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省\|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
揭不开锅	jiē bù kāi guō	to be unable to afford food
揭西	Jiē xī	see 揭西縣\|揭西县[Jie1 xi1 Xian4]
揭发	jiē fā	to expose; to bring to light; to disclose; revelation
揭开	jiē kāi	to uncover; to open
揭东	Jiē dōng	see 揭東區\|揭东区[Jie1 dong1 Qu1]
揭阳	Jiē yáng	see 揭陽市\|揭阳市[Jie1 yang2 Shi4]
揭黑	jiē hēi	to uncover (mistakes, corruption etc); whistle-blowing
前揭	qián jiē	(the item) named above; aforementioned; cited above; op. cit.
揭幕战	jiē mù zhàn	(sports) opening game; opening match
揭幕式	jiē mù shì	opening ceremony; unveiling
揭密	jiē mì	variant of 揭秘[jie1 mi4]
揭底	jiē dǐ	to reveal the inside story; to expose sb's secrets
揭破	jiē pò	to uncover
揭短	jiē duǎn	to expose sb's faults or shortcomings
揭露	jiē lù	to expose; to unmask; to ferret out; to disclose; disclosure

Characters sharing the sound component 曷 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
曷 sound part	hé	what, why, where, which, how
褐	hè	coarse wool; dull, brown
喝	hē	to drink; to shout, to call out
葛	gé	an edible bean; vine; surname
歇	xiē	to stop, to rest, to lodge
竭	jié	to exhaust; to put forth great effort
渴	kě	thirsty, parched; to yearn, to pine for
羯	jié	wether, castrated ram; deer skin
谒	yè	to visit, to pay respects
蝎	xiē	scorpion
遏	è	to curb, to check, to stop, to suppress
猲	hè	frightened, terrified; snub-nosed dog
碣	jié	stone tablet