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The character "掀" is structured with a hand radical (扌) on the left, indicating an action performed by the hand, combined with the phonetic and semantic component "欣" on the right, which originally conveyed a sense of movement or rising. This composition points to its core meaning of lifting or raising upwards with force. While its fundamental sense of physically lifting or hoisting something, like a lid or a curtain, has remained consistent, the application of the character expanded metaphorically to describe the act of uncovering or revealing something concealed, and further to the more abstract sense of stirring up or instigating events, such as stirring public sentiment or launching a campaign.
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他掀开了被子。
风掀起了她的头发。
他猛然掀翻了桌子。
记者掀开了事件的真相。
这场革命掀起了巨变。
新技术掀起了产业浪潮。
抗议活动掀起了全国性的讨论。
科学家掀开了宇宙神秘的一角。