掀 xiān
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 欣 delighted, happy, joyous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
掀
xiān
to lift; to raise; to stir up
Character
Example phrases
- 他把帘子一掀，屋内堆满旧账本的景象便暴露出来。 Tā bǎ liánzi yì xiān, wūnèi duīmǎn jiù zhàngběn de jǐngxiàng biàn bàolù chūlái. With one lift of the curtain, the sight of the room piled with old account books was exposed.
- 一阵大风把桌上的报纸掀得到处都是，我们赶紧追着去捡。 Yí zhèn dàfēng bǎ zhuō shàng de bàozhǐ xiān de dàochù dōu shì, wǒmen gǎnjin zhuīzhe qù jiǎn. A gust of wind blew the newspapers on the desk everywhere, and we hurried to chase after and pick them up.
- 他掀开锅盖，一股香喷喷的米饭味道飘了出来。 Tā xiān kāi guōgài, yì gǔ xiāngpēnpēn de mǐfàn wèidào piāole chūlái. He lifted the pot lid, and the delicious smell of rice drifted out.
Related words
- 掀起 xiānqǐ to lift; to raise; to stir up
- 捂 wǔ to cover; to hold over
- 梳 shū to comb
- 退回 tuìhuí to return; to send back
- 梳理 shūlǐ to comb through; to sort out; to organise
- 悬挂 xuánguà to hang; to suspend
- 削 xiāo to pare; to whittle; to shave
- 张贴 zhāngtiē to post; to put up
- 砸 zá to smash; to ruin
- 折叠 zhédié to fold; collapsible; folding
- 拽 zhuài to drag; to pull forcibly
- 填充 tiánchōng to fill; to stuff; to populate