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chàn = ch + an4
to tremble / to shiver / to shake / to vibrate / Taiwan pr. [zhan4]
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How to pronounce 顫

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

顫 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
dǎn = d + an3
surname Dan
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dǎn = d + an3
sincere
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xié = xi + e2
head
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= y + e4
page / leaf
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Characters with 顫 as component

顫 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 顫

variant of 冷戰|冷战[leng3 zhan5]
see 除顫|除颤[chu2 chan4]
ventricular fibrillation (V-fib), abbr. for 心室顫動|心室颤动[xin1 shi4 chan4 dong4]

Sentences with 顫

顫 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chàn

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

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