掀

xiān

HSK 7freq #13713

Meanings

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xiān

1.to lift (a lid)
2.to rock
3.to convulse

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Wiktionary

1.to raise; to lift (a cover, curtain, etc.)
2.to rock; to flip over; to topple
3.to expose; to reveal

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qʰan): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 欣 (OC *qʰɯn).

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Stroke order

Components

掀扌欣

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Synonyms

奮起奋起抬拿起揚扬提起舉起举起

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Related words

掀起 to lift; to raise (a lid etc)掀翻 to turn sth over 掀动 to stir 掀涌 to seethe 掀掉 to remove 掀开 to lift open 掀腾 to surge up 掀背车 hatchback 掀风鼓浪 to raise a storm 掀天揭地 earth-shattering