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掀 meaning in English

xiān

to lift (a lid); to rock

HSK 7-9verb11 strokes

Meaning of 掀

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiān
  1. to lift (a lid)
  2. to rock
  3. to convulse

掀 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ掀xiān开kāi了le盖gài子zi。
I opened the lid.
微wēi风fēng在zài湖hú面miàn上shàng掀xiān起qǐ了le一yī丝sī丝sī涟lián漪yī。
A gentle wind made ripples on the surface of the pond.

Stroke order for each character

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掀 xiān · to lift · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 掀.

掀起xiānqǐto lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)
掀开xiānkāito lift open; to tear open

Questions about 掀

What does 掀 mean?

掀 (xiān) means "to lift (a lid); to rock" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 掀?

掀 is made of 1 character: 掀 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 掀 an HSK word?

Yes. 掀 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

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