Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 掀


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Meaning

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

Pronunciation

xiān

Explanation

Left: to break (The hand with an axe breaks or causes a loss.), right: lack (A yawning person is lacking sth) (cf. happy )

Mnemonic

It will break, if it has a lack/deficiency and you try: to lift it.

Radicals

hand
axe
lack, yawn
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Vocabulary

掀起 xiān qǐ to lift; to raise in height; to begin; upsurge; to set off (a campaign)


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