Taxonomy of meanings for 揭:　　

  • 揭 jié (OC: khrads MC: ɡiɐt) 其謁切 入 廣韻：【擔𢷒物也本亦作揭其謁切五 】
  • 揭 qiè (OC: khrad MC: kʰɯiɛt) 丘竭切 入 廣韻：【髙舉也又擔也 】
  • 揭 jié (OC: ked MC: kɯiɛt) 居列切 入 廣韻：【揭起 】
  • 揭 jié (OC: ɡad MC: ɡiɐt) 其謁切 入 廣韻：【同𢷒 】
  • 揭 jiē (OC: kad MC: kiɐt) 居竭切 入 廣韻：【揭起説文曰髙舉也 】
  • 揭 qì (OC: khrads MC: kʰɯiɛi) 去例切 去 廣韻：【褰衣渡水由膝已下曰揭 】
    • LIFT
      • vt(oN)lift one's dress
      • vtoNlift up high in the air
    • REST
    • 揭 jié (OC: ɡrad MC: ɡɯiɛt) 渠列切 入 廣韻：【髙舉又朅許二音 】
      • LIFT
        • vt(oN)lift one's dress
        • vtoNlift up high in the air
    • 揭 jiē (OC: khrads MC: kiɐt) 居竭切 入 廣韻：【俗揭 】
    • xī zhōu huán gōngRULERS OF WESTERN ZHOU
      • NPprStandard Name: Duke Huán of Western ZhōuPersonal Name: Jiē 揭 Unger no. 223 ????

    Additional information about 揭

    說文解字: 【揭】，高舉也。从手、曷聲。 【去例切，又基竭切】

      Criteria
    • LIFT

      1. The most general and the most current word for lifting up anything, in literal as well as figurative senses is jǔ 舉.

      2. Jiē 揭 refers to the lifting up or raising of something light like clothes or a banner.

      3. Qíng 擎 refers to the lifting up of something with considerable effort.

      4. Gāng 扛 refers to the lifting up of something as a feat of strength.

      5. Shè 攝 and the rarer xī 扱 refer specifically to the lifting up of one's clothes or one's dress to avoid soiling them or stepping on them.

      6. Yǎng 仰 can be used to refer specifically to the raising of one's head. See LOOK UP