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颤 - chàn

shiver, tremble; trembling

shiver, tremble; trembling

How to read 颤

Click 颤 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinchàn
Englishshiver, tremble; trembling
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

颤动 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 颤巍. Please read 颤抖 one more time.

Common words with this character

to vibrate; to quiver
see 顫巍巍|颤巍巍[chan4 wei1 wei1]
to shudder; to shiver; to shake
vibrato; trill

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 颤 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 颤动 and 颤巍 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 颤.