掀

• Pinyin: xiān
• Desglose de hanzi: 掀 = 扌(hand) + 欣 (phonetic, joy — a light and upward gesture)

Significado

Levantar; destapar; alzar (volteando hacia arriba).

Typically implies lifting something that covers or conceals, such as a curtain (掀帘子), a pot lid (掀锅盖), or bedcovers (掀被子). The motion is often quick or dramatic. Extended uses include metaphorical lifting — 掀翻 (to overturn, to flip over entirely) and 掀起 (to stir up, to set off a wave of something).

Ejemplos

1. 他急忙掀开锅盖，一股热气扑面而来，香味弥漫了整个厨房。
2. 强风掀起路边的广告牌，砸向停在旁边的几辆轿车，所幸没有人员受伤。
3. 她轻轻掀开窗帘的一角，朝楼下望去，确认来访者的身份后才放松下来。

Guía de uso

Contexto: daily life, weather, literature

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 考古队清理现场时小心掀起文物表层薄土，生怕一不留神损坏千年珍器，过程要求极高的耐心。(When clearing the site, the archaeological team carefully lifted the thin soil covering the relics, fearing that a careless move might damage the thousand-year-old treasures, so the process demanded great patience.)
• 她掀开那本尘封已久的相册，泛黄的照片让她瞬间回到了那段充满笑声与欢聚的岁月，眼眶不知不觉地湿润了。(She lifted the cover of the long-sealed photo album, and the yellowed photographs instantly transported her back to those years filled with laughter and togetherness, her eyes becoming moist without her noticing.)

Incorrecto

• 掀 for actions involving pulling open doors or drawers — use 拉开 or 推开; 掀 specifically applies to surfaces that are lifted or flipped up, not slid or pulled open

Origen e historia

掀 = 手 (hand) + 欣 (joy — phonetic component suggesting the lightness of lifting)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal