颤 chàn to shiver
to shiver; to tremble; trembling
How to remember 颤: 亶 full granary + 页 page = to shiver. Locked by mistake in the full granary on a winter night, the boy turns each page of his comic with cold fingers and starts to shiver.
Component breakdown
颤 = 亶 full granary + 页 page
- 亶 full granary
- 页 page
Locked by mistake in the full granary on a winter night, the boy turns each page of his comic with cold fingers and starts to shiver.
How it is used
- To tremble/quiver: 颤抖 (chàndǒu) to shudder - 声音颤抖 (shēngyīn chàndǒu) a trembling voice, 冷得发颤 (lěng de fā chàn) shivering with cold.
- Note the second reading zhàn in 颤栗/打颤 (dǎ zhàn) to shiver/shudder - a tone/reading trap.
- 颤 is involuntary shaking from cold, fear, or emotion, finer than a big 抖 shake.