颤 - chàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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19 strokes
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颤 (顫)

chàn

Definition

to tremble
to shiver
to shake
to vibrate
Taiwan pr. [zhan4]

Character Decomposition

Related words (17)

to tremble

trill (of voice); see also 颤声

see 颤巍巍

to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble

颤音

chàn yīn

vibrato (of stringed instrument); trill (in phonetics)

颤巍巍

chàn wēi wēi

trembling; swaying; flickering; tottering; faltering

to shiver

to quake in fear

to tremble; to quiver

vibraphone (music)

tremorine (drug inducing shivering)

see 心惊胆战

atrial fibrillation

see 心惊胆战

panic-stricken

alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)

震颤麻痹

zhèn chàn má bì

palsy; trembling paralysis; used for Parkinson's disease 帕金森病

Idioms (2)

颤抖不已

chàn dǒu bù yǐ

to shake like a leaf (idiom)

惊心胆颤

jīng xīn dǎn chàn

frightening; frightened (idiom)

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