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掀
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HSK 7
Human →Actions
xiān
キン、ケン
흔
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 欣 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 欣 elated =
掀 uncover
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
欣 Phonetic component
xīn elated
happy, joyous, delighted
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
掀
Regular
Modern
Chinese
掀 [xiān]
to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (15)
掀起 [xiān​qǐ] #11,092
to lift
掀开 [xiān​kāi] #20,811
to lift open
掀开 [xiān​kāi] #20,811
to lift open
掀翻 [xiān​fān] #20,302
to turn sth over
掀动 [xiān​dòng] #50,466
to stir
掀动 [xiān​dòng] #50,466
to stir
掀天揭地 [xiān​tiān​jiē​dì] #71,678
earth-shattering
掀腾 [xiān​téng] #73,273
to surge up
掀腾 [xiān​téng] #73,273
to surge up
掀风鼓浪 [xiān​fēng​gǔ​làng] #75,932
to raise a storm
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