Memory phrase for the character: 掀
掀
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Meaning
to lift (a lid), to rock, to convulse
Pronunciation
xiān
Explanation
Left: to break 折 (The hand 扌with an axe 斤 breaks or causes a loss.), right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth) (cf. happy 欣)
Mnemonic
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It will break, if it has a lack/deficiency and you try: to lift it.
Radicals
扌
hand Simplification of this hand 手
斤
axe Image of an axe, probably with the handle on the right.
欠
lack, yawn Like a person 人 who tears his mouth wide open when yawning and seems to have a lack (of good manners).
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Vocabulary
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掀起
xiān qǐ
to lift; to raise in height; to begin; upsurge; to set off (a campaign)
掀起
xiān qǐ