颤
HSK 7–9

颤 (chàn): shiver, tremble, trembling

chàn

shiver, tremble, trembling

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Pinyin

chàn

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

shiver, tremble, trembling

How to Write 颤 (chàn)

颤 is written in 19 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 颤

A phono-semantic compound: 页 (leaf) carries the meaning, and 亶 hints at the pronunciation.

What 颤 is Made Of

颤 is built from 2 components:

亶real, sincere, true
页page, sheet, leaf

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Words Using 颤

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颤抖

chàndǒu

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