xiān

to lift (a lid)

to rock; to convulse

hand (扌) + phonetic (欣) = lift or flip open

The hand radical drives the meaning: lifting or flipping something with physical force. 欣 contributes the reading xiān rather than any sense of joy or delight.

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Joyful (in its own right)Phonetic

开锅盖,看看饭熟了没有。

tā xiān kāi guō gài,kàn kan fàn shú le méi yǒu。

She lifted the pot lid to see if the rice was cooked.

大风翻了路边的好几把伞。

dà fēng xiān fān le lù biān de hǎo jǐ bǎ sǎn。

The strong wind flipped over several umbrellas by the roadside.

Words with 掀

掀掉

xiān diào

to remove

掀动

xiān dòng

to stir

掀天揭地

xiān tiān jiē dì

earth-shattering

掀涌

xiān yǒng

to seethe

掀翻

xiān fān

to turn sth over

掀背车

xiān bèi chē

hatchback

掀起

xiān qǐ

to lift; to raise (a lid etc)

掀开

xiān kāi

to lift open

掀风鼓浪

xiān fēng gǔ làng

to raise a storm

掀腾

xiān téng

to surge up

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