颤

chàn

HSK 7-93 readings

“To tremble” in Chinese is 颤 (chàn).

Other characters with the syllable chan: see all 10 →

Meaning

to tremble
to shiver
to shake

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to vibrate

Example

恐怖的场面让了他颤抖。

He shuddered at the terrible scene.

From 颤抖 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

chànto tremble / to shiver / to shake / to vibrate
zhànrare / archaic reading — uncommon; see common pronunciation(s)

Stroke Order

19 strokes

Words containing 颤

颤抖chàndǒuto shudderHSK 7-9

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