to tremble, to shake, to vibrate

Animated Stroke Order 颤

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Stroke Order Diagrams 颤

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
yīn
hán
lěng
ér
hún
shēn
chàn
dǒu

He trembled all over from the cold.

2
miàn
yīn
zhèn
ér
qīng
wēi
chàn
dòng

The ground vibrated slightly due to the earthquake.

3
chàng
shí
shēng
yīn
dài
yǒu
chàn
yīn

Her voice had a tremolo when she sang.

4
lěng
chàn
dǒu

He is trembling from the cold.

5
tīng
dào
zhè
ge
xiāo
de
shǒu
kāi
shǐ
chàn
dǒu

Upon hearing the news, her hands began to tremble.

6
zài
tái
shàng
jǐn
zhāng
shēng
yīn
dōu
chàn
dǒu
le

On stage, he was so nervous that his voice trembled.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes19
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#3045
Zhuyinㄔㄢˋ
Components
UnicodeU+98A4
CangjieYRMBC
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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