揭
jiēqì HSK6

raise

揭 jiē frequency
to expose verbparticle
to reveal; to unmask; to bring hidden things or facts to light
to announce verb
to proclaim; to make public, such as results or an outcome
to uncover verb
to take the lid off; to open or lift a cover such as a pot lid or veil

我们不想揭过去的伤疤是吧？

wǒ​men bù​xiǎng jiē guò​qù de shāng​bā shì ba?

We don't want to open old wounds, do we?

to peel off
to tear off or take off something that is stuck to a surface, such as a poster, stamp, or scab
Jie
a surname
to raise
to lift high; to hold up or hoist something like a banner, torch, or pole
揭 qì
to lift a hem
(literary) to lift up the hem of a robe or skirt when crossing water

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,666th most common 56.3 per million
Movie subtitles
1,613th most common 36.4 per million appears in 15% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
3.16 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
9.26 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 6
Strokes
12
Unicode
U+63ED

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)