Chinese Word: 掀 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

掀HSK 6

Pinyin: xiān

English Definition: to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse

Chinese Definition:
①揭起，打开：掀开。掀涌。掀起。掀动。
②发动，兴起：掀风鼓浪(喻煽动情绪，挑起事端)。
③揭盖。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:欣 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 惞

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掀起HSK 6	xiān qǐ	to lift; to raise in height; to begin; upsurge; to set off (a campaign)
掀动	xiān dòng	to stir; to lift; to set sth in motion
掀掉	xiān diào	to remove; to tear off
掀翻	xiān fān	to turn sth over; to overturn
掀开	xiān kāi	to lift open; to tear open

1		bào fēng yǔ 暴风雨 zhōng 中 wǒ men 我们 de 的 wū dǐng 屋顶 bèi 被 xiān 掀 diào 掉。 Our roof was torn off in the storm.
2		tā 他 gāng gang 刚刚 fā 发 le 了 yī dùn 一顿 pí qi 脾气， bǎ 把 zhuō zi 桌子 shàng 上 de 的 dōng xi 东西 quán bù 全部 xiān fān 掀翻 le 了。 He just lost his temper and swept everything off the table.