揭 (kit3 | jie1) : raise; lift; expose

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揭

kit3

jie1

[1] raise; lift; hoist; take off
[2] expose; uncover; open; unmask

nasal-stop alternant: 掀 [kin2]

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

揭

This word has been viewed 5374 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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揭發 kit3 faat3 jie1 fa1 = to disclose; to reveal; disclosure; revelation

揭示 kit3 si6 jie1 shi4 = to make known; to show; to show off

揭露 kit3 lou6 jie1 lu4 = to expose; to show up; to unmask; to ferret out

揭盅 kit3 zung1 = unveil

揭幕 kit3 mok6 jie1 mu4 = [v] to unveil

揭穿 kit3 cyun1 jie1 chuan1 = to expose; to uncover

揭曉 kit3 hiu2 jie1 xiao3 = announce publicly; disclose

按揭 on3 kit3 an4 jie1 = mortgage

次按揭貸款 ci3 on3 kit3 taai3 fun2 ci4 an4 jie1 dai4 kuan3 = sub-prime mortgage loan

揭開本書 kit3 hoi1 bun2 syu1 = open the book 粵
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 揭
Unicode code for this character: U+63ed (off-site link)

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