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颤

chàn

HSK 6 Character Traditional 顫

What 颤 means

1. to tremble
2. to shiver
3. to shake
4. to vibrate
5. Taiwan pr. zhàn

Example sentences

• 汤姆的手在颤动。
  Tāngmǔ de shǒu zài chàndòng.
  Tom's hands are shaking.
• 一想到蛇就发颤。
  Yī xiǎngdào shé jiù fāchàn.
  The mere thought of a snake makes me shiver.
• 这是一个除颤器。
  This is a defibrillator.
• 树叶在微风中颤动。
  The leaves quivered in the breeze.
• 他兴奋得颤抖了起来。
  Tā xīngfèn de chàndǒu le qǐlai.
  His body shivered with excitement.
• 她的声音因愤怒而颤抖。
  Tā de shēngyīn yīn fènnù ér chàndǒu.
  Her voice was quivering with anger.

Words starting with 颤

• 颤抖chàn dǒuto shudder; to shiver; to shake
• 颤动chàn dòngto vibrate; to quiver
• 颤巍巍chàn wēi wēitrembling; swaying; flickering
• 颤声chàn shēngtrill (of voice); see also 颤声
• 颤音chàn yīnvibrato (of stringed instrument); trill (in phonetics)
• 颤抖不已chàn dǒu bù yǐto shake like a leaf (idiom)
• 颤栗zhàn lìvariant of 战栗
• 颤巍chàn wēisee 颤巍巍

Words containing 颤

• 震颤zhèn chànto tremble; to quiver
• 发颤fā chànto shiver
• 打颤dǎ zhànto shiver; to tremble
• 去颤qù chànto defibrillate
• 室颤shì chànventricular fibrillation (V-fib), abbr. for 心室颤动
• 房颤fáng chànatrial fibrillation (abbr. for 心房颤动
• 除颤chú chànto defibrillate
• 惊颤jīng chànto quake in fear
• 电颤琴diàn chàn qínvibraphone (music)
• 震颤素zhèn chàn sùtremorine (drug inducing shivering)
• 心室颤动xīn shì chàn dòngventricular fibrillation (V-fib), abbr. to 室颤
• 心房颤动xīn fáng chàn dòngatrial fibrillation
• 胆颤心惊dǎn chàn xīn jīngpanic-stricken
• 舌尖颤音shé jiān chàn yīnalveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)
• 惊心胆颤jīng xīn dǎn chànfrightening; frightened (idiom)
• 震颤麻痹zhèn chàn má bìpalsy; trembling paralysis; used for Parkinson's disease 帕金森病
• 自动体外除颤器zì dòng tǐ wài chú chàn qìAED (automated external defibrillator)
• 冷颤lěng zhanvariant of 冷战
• 心惊胆颤xīn jīng dǎn chànsee 心惊胆战
• 胆惊心颤dǎn jīng xīn chànsee 心惊胆战

Characters built on 亶

These share the phonetic component 亶 (dǎn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 擅shànwithout authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself
• 檀tánsandalwood; hardwood; purple-red
• 嬗shàn(literary) to go through successive changes; to evolve
• 膻shān(old) a flock of sheep or goats; variant of 膻
• 澶chánstill (as of water); still water
• 襢zhànunadorned but elegant dress

Characters that look like 颤

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 鞭biānwhip or lash; to flog; to whip
• 髅lóuused in 髑髅
• 鳕xuěcodfish; Gadus macrocephalus
• 馥fùfragrance; scent; aroma
• 籁làia sound; a noise; musical pipe with 3 reeds
• 黠xiá(phonetic); crafty

Sounds the same

Read chàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 忏(bound form) to feel remorse; (bound form) scripture read to atone for sb's sins…
• 羼to mix; to blend; to dilute
• 儳irregular; mixed
• 韂(bound form) saddle blanket
• 嚵(literary) animal's mouth or beak