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掀
xiān
1. to lift (a lid)
2. to rock
3. to convulse
Common • Top 13% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

掀
xiān
to stir up; to turn over
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (9)

掀腾
xiānténg
to surge up
掀开
xiānkāi
to lift open
掀动
xiāndòng
to stir
掀掉
xiāndiào
to remove
掀涌
xiānyǒng
to seethe
掀翻
xiānfān
to turn sth over
掀起
xiānqǐ
to lift
HSK 6
掀天揭地
xiāntiānjiēdì
earth-shattering
掀风鼓浪
xiānfēnggǔlàng
to raise a storm

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,467
Word Frequency Rank
10,932 of 84,292