| xiān | to lift (a lid)/to rock/to convulse |
| 掀 | to lift (a lid) to rock to convulse |
| 掀动 | to stir to lift to set sth in motion |
| 掀天揭地 | earth-shattering |
| 掀开 | to lift open to tear open |
| 掀掉 | to remove to tear off |
| 掀涌 | to seethe to bubble up |
| 掀翻 | to throw |
| 掀腾 | to surge up raging (billows) |
| 掀起 | to lift to raise in height to begin |
| 掀风鼓浪 | to raise a storm to stir up trouble to instigate |