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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
掀开
xiānkāi
to lift open
掀腾
xiānténg
to surge up
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