揭

Information about character(s)

Radical: 手
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 12
Variants: 結掲

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jiē, qì, hé
Cantonese: kit3
JapaneseKun: KAKAGERU
JapaneseOn: KEI KETSU
Korean: KEY KAL
Vietnamese: yết

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: raise, lift up; surname

CE-Dict: to take the lid off/to expose/to unmask

Soothill: To lift up, or off, uncover; make known, stick up, publish; translit. g (ग्), ga (ग), kha (ख).

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to tear off; to take off
2.to lift; to raise high
3.to expose; to show up; to unveil; to bring to light

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: expose; show up; take off; tear off; uncover

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: expose; show up; take off; tear off; uncover

cineration

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《手部》揭高舉也。从手曷聲。

康熙字典文字版 【卯集中】【手字部】
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤居謁切，音訐。【說文】高舉也。或作𢶆。　又【唐韻】基竭切【集韻】【韻會】丘傑切，𠀤音朅。義同。或作担。又作拮。　又與偈通。車疾貌。【王應麟·詩攷】韓詩，匪車揭兮，見漢書王吉傳。　又【唐韻】渠列切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】巨列切，𠀤音傑。與𢷒同。或作搩。【增韻】舉而豎之也。【前漢·𨻰項傳贊】揭竿爲旗。【張衡·西京賦】豫章珍館，揭焉中峙。　又擔也，負也。【戰國策】馮煖于是乗其車，揭其劒。【史記·東方朔傳】數賜縑帛，擔揭而去。　又姓。【前漢·功臣表】安道侯揭陽定。　又【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤其謁切，音碣。亦擔也。　又長也。【詩·衞風】葭菼揭揭。　又【集韻】【韻會】𠀤語訐切，音钀。義同。　又【唐韻】居列切，音孑。揭起也。【詩·小雅】維北有斗，西柄之揭。又【大雅】顛沛之揭。【傳】揭，見根貌。【疏】樹倒故根見。【戰國策】唇揭者，其齒寒。【註】揭，猶反也。　又啓事。今日揭帖。　又【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤去例切，音憩。亦高舉也。　又褰衣涉水，由膝以下也。【詩·邶風】淺則揭。【爾雅·釋水】揭者，揭衣也。【司馬相如·上林賦】涉冰揭河。　又【集韻】其例切，音偈。揭陽，縣名。【前漢·地理志】南海郡揭陽縣。　又丘言切。與攑同。亦舉也。
考證：〔【司馬相如·子虛賦】涉冰揭河。〕　謹照原書子虛賦改上林賦。

Buddhism words and phrases lift high; to hang

ケイ
lift high; to hang

CF-Dict: enlever/découvrir/dénoncer

Han-De-Dict: abheben (u.E.)/enthüllen, ausplaudern (u.E.)/Jie (u.E.) (Eig, Fam)