掀 (xiān): to lift (a lid), to rock, to convulse
掀 (xiān) is a Chinese character meaning “to lift (a lid).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 欣 (phonetic). It ranks #2385 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 掀 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to lift (a lid)
- to rock
- to convulse
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掀起verb | xiān qǐ | to lift |
| 掀翻verb | xiān fān | to turn sth over |
| 掀开verb | xiān kāi | to lift open |
| 掀天揭地 | xiān tiān jiē dì | earth-shattering |
| 掀背车noun | xiān bèi chē | hatchback |
| 掀风鼓浪 | xiān fēng gǔ làng | to raise a storm |
| 掀动verb | xiān dòng | to stir |
| 掀掉 | xiān diào | to remove |
| 掀腾 | xiān téng | to surge up |
| 掀涌 | xiān yǒng | to seethe |
掀 appears in 10 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 掀 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
他掀起袖子，开始认真地打扫房间。
tā xiān qǐ xiù zǐ , kāi shǐ rèn zhēn dì dǎ sǎo fáng jiān .
He rolled up his sleeves and began cleaning the room thoroughly.
...只剩穷人与8+9?私校门槛曝光 两派网友掀论战
. . . zhī shèng qióng rén yǔ 8 9 ? sī jiào mén jiàn pù guāng liǎng pài wǎng yǒu xiān lùn zhàn
... Only the poor and 8+9? The threshold of private schools was exposed, and the two factions of netizens started a debate
黄侦琳酒驾不退选?Cheap掀她底狠酸:这女士还挺戒严
huáng zhēn 琳 jiǔ jià bù tuì xuǎn ? C h e a p xiān tā de hěn suān : zhè nǚ shì hái tǐng jiè yán
Huang Jianlin drunk driving does not withdraw from the election? Cheap lifted her bottom and soured: This lady is quite under martial law
...ouse 3/11起快闪晶华!4大品项再掀韩流食尚风暴
. . . o u s e 3 1 1 qǐ kuài shǎn jīng huá ! 4 dà pǐn xiàng zài xiān hán liú shí shàng fēng bào
... ouse flash mob Jinghua from 3/11! 4 major items have set off a storm of Korean Wave food fashion
娱乐抢先看/始源8字贴文挺尹锡悦掀论战、逸祥探望山猪父母惹泪
yú lè qiǎng xiān kàn shǐ yuán 8 zì tiē wén tǐng 尹 xī yuè xiān lùn zhàn , yì xiáng tàn wàng shān zhū fù mǔ rě lèi
Entertainment sneak peek/Siyuan 8-word post supports Yin Xiyue's debate, and Yixiang's visit to the parents of the wild boar brings tears
陆玻纤布业 再掀涨价潮
lù bō qiàn bù yè zài xiān zhǎng jià cháo
The land glass fiber fabric industry has set off another wave of price increases
微风在湖面上掀起了一丝丝涟漪。
Wēifēng zài hú miàn shàng xiānqǐ le yī sī sī liányī.
A gentle wind made ripples on the surface of the pond.
Character Family
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