掀 Stroke Order

掀 [xiān] 1. 揭起，打开。 Lift up, open. 2. 发动，兴起。 Initiate, surge. 3. 揭起，打开：～开。～涌。～起。～动。 Lift up, open: lift open, surge, raise, initiate. 4. 发动，兴起：～风鼓浪（喻煽动情绪，挑起事端）。 Initiate, rise: stirring winds and waves (metaphor for inciting emotions, provoking incidents). 5. 【本义】:举起 [Original Meaning]: lift. 6. 【造字法】:形声。从手，欣声。 [Character Formation]: Phono-semantic compound, composed of "hand" and the sound "xiān". 7. 同本义 ([En.] lift; raise): Same as the original meaning ([En.] lift; raise). 8. 撩起;揭开 ([En.] lift up): Lift; unveil ([En.] lift up). 9. 翻;推 ([En.] stir up): Turn over; push ([En.] stir up). 10. 揭发，把…公开出来 ([En.] expose): Expose, make public ([En.] expose). 11. 攻取 ([En.] conquer): Conquer ([En.] conquer). 12. 向上翘起 ([En.] turn upwards): Turn upwards ([En.] turn upwards). 引: 1. 《说文》：掀，举出也。 "Explaining Words": "掀 means to lift out." 2. 《左传·成公十六年》：乃掀公以出于淖。 "Zuo Zhuan, Year 16 of Duke Cheng": "Then they lifted the duke out of the mire." 例: 又如:掀掀(高举的样子);掀然(高举的样子;飞扬的样子);掀擢(举拔，拔擢);掀拳裸袖(高举拳头，卷起衣袖。表示心情激动) Examples: For instance, 掀掀 (the appearance of being held high); 掀然 (the appearance of being raised high; the appearance of fluttering); 掀擢 (to raise, to promote); 掀拳裸袖 (to raise a fist and roll up one's sleeves, indicating agitation). 引: 1. 《红楼梦》：刘老老掀帘进去。 "Dream of the Red Chamber": "Liu Lao Lao lifted the curtain and entered." 例: 又如:掀揭(掀起，揭开) Examples: For instance, 掀揭 (to lift up, to uncover). 引: 1. 李咸用《庐山诗》：有觉南方重，无疑厚地掀。 "Li Xian's poem on Lushan": "There is a feeling heavy in the south, undoubtedly stirring the thick earth." 例: 又如:掀天(翻天。极言声势之大);掀扬(折腾，磨折) Examples: For instance, 掀天 (to turn the sky upside down, indicating a great commotion); 掀扬 (to stir, to overexert). 例: 如:掀人罪状;掀他老底 Examples: Such as revealing someone's crimes; unveiling his secrets. 引: 1. 辛弃疾《满江红·和廓之雪》：记少年骏马走韩卢，掀东郭。 "Xin Qiji's 'Full River Red': Remember the young galloping horse going through Hanlu, conquering the Eastern Pass." 例: 如:掀鼻(鼻孔朝上翘);掀屋角;浓眉掀鼻;掀髯(笑时启口张须的样子;激动的样子) Examples: Such as lifting the nose (nasal openings turned upwards); turning up the corners of the roof; thick brows with an upward nostril; lifting the beard (a gesture when laughing, indicating excitement).