颤
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to tremble; to shiver; to shake; to vibrate; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]
19 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,027 U+98A4
How 颤 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
页 (semantic, “leaf”) + 亶 (phonetic, dǎn)
How to remember it
tremble · Heisig RSH #1867
Mr. Hyde + head
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 亶
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 亶 (dǎn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亶 sound component | dǎn | real, sincere, true; truth |
| 檀 | tán | sandalwood, hardwood; surname |
| 擅 | shàn | to claim, to monopolize; arbitrary |
| 膻 | shān | a flock of sheep; a rank odor |
| 嬗 | shàn | succession to the throne |
| 鳣 | zhān | sturgeon |
| 澶 | chán | still water; tranquil, placid |
Words containing 颤
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自动体外除颤器 | zì dòng tǐ wài chú chàn qì | AED (automated external defibrillator) |
| 心房颤动 | xīn fáng chàn dòng | atrial fibrillation |
| 心室颤动 | xīn shì chàn dòng | ventricular fibrillation (V-fib), abbr. to 室顫|室颤[shi4 chan4] |
| 心惊胆颤 | xīn jīng dǎn chàn | see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xin1 jing1 dan3 zhan4] |
| 胆颤心惊 | dǎn chàn xīn jīng | panic-stricken |
| 胆惊心颤 | dǎn jīng xīn chàn | see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xin1 jing1 dan3 zhan4] |
| 惊心胆颤 | jīng xīn dǎn chàn | frightening; frightened (idiom) |
| 舌尖颤音 | shé jiān chàn yīn | alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound) |
| 电颤琴 | diàn chàn qín | vibraphone (music) |
| 颤动 | chàn dòng | to vibrate; to quiver |
| 发颤 | fā chàn | to shiver |
| 打颤 | dǎ zhàn | to shiver; to tremble |
| 震颤素 | zhèn chàn sù | tremorine (drug inducing shivering) |
| 颤音 | chàn yīn | vibrato (of stringed instrument); trill (in phonetics) |
| 颤声 | chàn shēng | trill (of voice); see also 顫聲|颤声[zhan4 sheng1] |
| 颤声 | zhàn shēng | trembling voice; see also 顫聲|颤声[chan4 sheng1] |
| 房颤 | fáng chàn | atrial fibrillation (abbr. for 心房顫動|心房颤动[xin1 fang2 chan4 dong4]) |
| 去颤 | qù chàn | to defibrillate |
| 冷颤 | lěng zhan | variant of 冷戰|冷战[leng3 zhan5] |
| 室颤 | shì chàn | ventricular fibrillation (V-fib), abbr. for 心室顫動|心室颤动[xin1 shi4 chan4 dong4] |