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掀

Character

掀 xiān

HSK 7–9Character

to lift up a lid or cover

Radical
扌
Strokes
11
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌欣
Traditional
掀
Frequency
#3373 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

xiān

xian1
  1. to lift up a lid or cover
  2. to pull off a blanket or cloth covering something

Examples

  • 请不要掀开这个盖子。

    qǐng bù yào xiān kāi zhè ge gài zi

    Please don't lift this lid.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他掀开被子起床了。

    tā xiān kāi bèi zi qǐ chuáng le

    He lifted the blanket and got up.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 11 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 掀

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Words with 掀

掀起xiān qǐto lift up something like a lid or a blanketWordHSK 7–9掀动xiān dòngto stirWord掀开xiān kāito lift openWord掀掉xiān diàoto removeWord掀涌xiān yǒngto seetheWord掀翻xiān fānto turn sth overWord掀腾xiān téngto surge upWord掀背车xiān bèi chēhatchbackWord掀天揭地xiān tiān jiē dìearth-shatteringWord掀风鼓浪xiān fēng gǔ làngto raise a stormWord

Same radical 扌

All characters with 扌 →
把bǎ打dǎ拉lā接jiē提tí报bào指zhǐ持chí舉jǔ才cái找zhǎo据jù