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CHINESE CHARACTER

xiān

掀

掀

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to lift (a lid)

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
xian1
English meanings
to lift (a lid), to rock, to convulse

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 欣.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    欣
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    • Left

      斤
      Explore parts · Enclosed from the upper left

      • Outside

        厂

      • Inside

        下
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        • Top

          一

        • Bottom

          卜
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    • Right

      欠
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Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

欣 is identified as the sound component (xīn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 掀.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌欣

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    xiānqǐ掀起gàizi盖子。

    Lift the lid.

  2. 02

    xiān掀kāi开chuānglián窗帘。

    Draw back the curtain.

  3. 03

    qīng轻qīng轻xiān掀kāi开。

    Lift gently.

  4. 04

    dòngzuò动作qīng轻róu柔。

    Gentle.

  5. 05

    xìxīn细心zhōudào周到。

    Careful.

  6. 06

    yīqiè一切rú如cháng常。

    All as usual.

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