Usage of the character 掀
xiān
掀
[掀]
- to lift (a lid)
- to rock
- to convulse
xiānfān
掀翻
[掀翻]
- to turn sth over
- to overturn
xiānqǐ
掀起
[掀起]
- to 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)
xiānkāi
掀开
[掀開]
- to lift open
- to tear open
xiāndòng
掀动
[掀動]
- to stir
- to lift
- to set sth in motion
xiānténg
掀腾
[掀騰]
- to surge up
- raging (billows)
xiānyǒng
掀涌
[掀湧]
- to seethe
- to bubble up
xiāndiào
掀掉
[掀掉]
- to remove
- to tear off
xiānbèichē
掀背车
[掀背車]
- hatchback
xiāntiānjiēdì
掀天揭地
[掀天揭地]
- earth-shattering
xiānfēnggǔlàng
掀风鼓浪
[掀風鼓浪]
- to raise a storm
- to stir up trouble
- to instigate