掀

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to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 欣 sound ( xīn )

Components 扌欣

uncover · Heisig RSH #2188

fingers + 欣 elated

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
掀背车	xiān bèi chē	hatchback
掀天揭地	xiān tiān jiē dì	earth-shattering
掀风鼓浪	xiān fēng gǔ làng	to raise a storm; to stir up trouble; to instigate
掀动	xiān dòng	to stir; to lift; to set sth in motion
掀开	xiān kāi	to lift open; to tear open
掀起	xiān qǐ	to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to tr…
掀翻	xiān fān	to turn sth over; to overturn
掀掉	xiān diào	to remove; to tear off
掀腾	xiān téng	to surge up; raging (billows)
掀涌	xiān yǒng	to seethe; to bubble up

Characters sharing the sound component 欣 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
欣 sound part	xīn	delighted, happy, joyous
锨	xiān	shovel