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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)

components: 亶 页

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:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
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

WordPinyinMeaning
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]