颤
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chàn · to shiver, to tremble

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Writing notes

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19Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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页Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 颤

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chànWords pronounced chàn
zhànWords pronounced zhàn
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Example sentences

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Kǒng bù de chǎng miàn ràng le tā chàn dǒu.恐怖的场面让了他颤抖。

The terrible scene sent shivers down his spine.

Source: Tatoeba #1316087 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shù yè zài wēi fēng zhōng chàn dòng.树叶在微风中颤动。

The leaves quivered in the breeze.

Source: Tatoeba #12568696 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yí gè chú chàn qì.这是一个除颤器。

This is a defibrillator.

Source: Tatoeba #8550349 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jí shǐ nín de shēng yīn chàn dǒu, yě yào shuō chū shì shí.即使您的声音颤抖,也要说出事实。

Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.

Source: Tatoeba #791353 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de shēng yīn yīn fèn nù ér chàn dǒu.她的声音因愤怒而颤抖。

Her voice was quivering with anger.

Source: Tatoeba #8877847 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 颤 in context

  1. Say chàn, then recall the core meaning: to shiver, to tremble.
  2. Write all 19 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 颤抖 (chàn dǒu), meaning “to shudder”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 颤 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.