颤
Ancient forms
1 formGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
chàn chan4
- to tremble
- to shiver
- to shake
- to vibrate
- Taiwan pr. [zhàn]
Example sentences
- His body shivered with excitement.
- Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.
- The mere thought of a snake makes me shiver.
HSK words with 颤
More words with 颤
- 颤动 chàndòng to vibrate
- 发颤 fāchàn to shiver
- 打颤 dǎzhàn to shiver
- 颤音 chànyīn vibrato (of stringed instrument)
- 颤声 chànshēng trill (of voice)
- 房颤 fángchàn atrial fibrillation (abbr. for 心房颤动 (xīn fáng chàn dòng))
- 室颤 shìchàn ventricular fibrillation (V-fib), abbr. for 心室颤动 (xīn shì chàn dòng)
- 除颤 chúchàn to defibrillate
- 惊颤 jīngchàn to quake in fear
- 震颤 zhènchàn to tremble
- 震颤素 zhènchànsù tremorine (drug inducing shivering)