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(literary) cold

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Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
(literary) cold; chilly; (bound form) to tremble with fear
Strokes
10
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱覀木

A tree 木 bearing nuts 覀; compare 果

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

to tremble with fear

Open 悸栗 page →
rán

(literary) shivering; shuddering

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Shangli, a county in Pingxiang City 萍乡市, Jiangxi

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lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)

Open 不寒而栗 page →
zhànzhàn

to tremble with fear

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bǎn

Chinese chestnut

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