掀
to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,193 U+6380
How 掀 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 欣 (phonetic, xīn)
How to remember it
uncover · Heisig RSH #2188
fingers + 欣 elated
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 欣
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 欣 (xīn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欣 sound component | xīn | delighted, happy, joyous |
| 锨 | xiān | shovel |
Words containing 掀
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掀背车 | xiān bèi chē | hatchback |
| 掀天揭地 | xiān tiān jiē dì | earth-shattering |
| 掀风鼓浪 | xiān fēng gǔ làng | to raise a storm; to stir up trouble; to instigate |
| 掀动 | xiān dòng | to stir; to lift; to set sth in motion |
| 掀开 | xiān kāi | to lift open; to tear open |
| 掀起 | xiān qǐ | to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to tr… |
| 掀翻 | xiān fān | to turn sth over; to overturn |
| 掀掉 | xiān diào | to remove; to tear off |
| 掀腾 | xiān téng | to surge up; raging (billows) |
| 掀涌 | xiān yǒng | to seethe; to bubble up |