颤(chàn)

HSK 7-919 strokesTrad. 顫
Readingschànzhàn

to tremble

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Character information

Pinyin
chàn / zhàn
Meaning
to tremble; to shiver; to shake; to vibrate; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]
Strokes
19
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
顫

Origin & structure

Where 颤 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亶页

In this compound, the meaning comes from 页 (leaf); 亶 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

亶dǎn页yè

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 颤 step by step

19 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 颤

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

chàn颤dǒu抖
HSK 7-9

to shudder

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lěng冷zhàn颤

variant of 冷战

Open 冷颤 page →
qù去chàn颤

see 除颤

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shì室chàn颤

ventricular fibrillation (V-fib), abbr. for 心室颤动

Open 室颤 page →
xīn心jīng惊dǎn胆chàn颤

see 心惊胆战

Open 心惊胆颤 page →
dǎ打zhàn颤

to shiver

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dǎn胆chàn颤xīn心jīng惊

panic-stricken

Open 胆颤心惊 page →
zhèn震chàn颤

to tremble

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From 颤’s common words

抖冷去室心惊胆打

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