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掀 (xiān): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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Animated Stroke Order 掀

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 掀 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 掀

掀 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Center-Right

掀=扌hand+欣joyful

The hand (扌) lifts or opens (欣) — to lift up or uncover something.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 掀

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 掀

HSK words that contain this character.

掀起

xiān qǐ

lift; raise

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 掀 is used in context

Tā他

xiān掀

kāi开

guō锅

gài盖

，

kàn看

Information

Pinyinxiān

Meaningto lift

Strokes11

Radical扌

Traditional掀

StructureLeft-Center-Right

Frequency#2334

Zhuyinㄒㄧㄢ

UnicodeU+6380

CangjieQHLO

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kan看

tāng汤

zhǔ煮

hǎo好

le了

méi没

yǒu有

。

He lifted the pot lid to see if the soup was ready.

tā他

xiān掀

qǐ起

chuāng窗

lián帘

kàn看

wài外

miàn面

。

He lifted the curtain to look outside.

dà大

fēng风

xiān掀

fān翻

le了

lù路

biān边

de的

zhuō桌

zi子

。

The strong wind overturned the table by the roadside.

qǐng请

xiān掀

kāi开

guō锅

gài盖

jiǎn检

chá查

shí食

wù物

。

Please open the lid to check the food.

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