揭
Jie1
#1,664 most
frequent character
surname Jie
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
揭 pairs 扌 hand with 曷 hé, a sound part whose link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant to raise or hold something high. From there it grew to lift a lid or uncover, and then to expose or unmask.
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