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Character Decomposition
掀=扌+欣
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to lift (a lid)
to rock
to convulse
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Words with 掀 38 total
to stir · to lift · to set sth in motion掀动xiān dòngto turn sth over · to overturn掀翻xiān fānto surge up · raging (billows)掀腾xiān téngto seethe · to bubble up掀涌xiān yǒngto remove · to tear off掀掉xiān diàoto lift; to raise (a lid etc) · (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc) · (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)掀起xiān qǐto lift open · to tear open掀开xiān kāihatchback掀背车xiān bèi chēearth-shattering掀天揭地xiān tiān jiē dìto raise a storm · to stir up trouble · to instigate掀风鼓浪xiān fēng gǔ làng
Idioms with 掀 9 total Chain
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