颤
顫chàn
#1,897 most
frequent character
to tremble, to shiver, to shake
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
颤 has 页, head, as its meaning part and 亶 dǎn as its sound part. It first meant a person's head shaking or trembling without control. That grew to tremble or shiver, then to shake or vibrate.
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