掀起

Traditional form:

掀起

Pinyin (reading):

xiānqǐ

Definitions:

• 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)

Characters:

• 掀 - to stir up; to turn over
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up

Traditional characters:

• 掀 - to stir up; to turn over
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up