撼 (hàn): to shake, to vibrate
撼 (hàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to shake.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 感 (phonetic). It ranks #2737 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 撼 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to shake
- to vibrate
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 震撼verb | zhèn hàn | to shake |
| 撼动verb | hàn dòng | to shake up |
| 摇撼 | yáo hàn | to shake |
| 撼天动地phrase | hàn tiān dòng dì | earth-shaking |
| 难以撼动 | nán yǐ hàn dòng | unsusceptible to change |
| 震撼性 | zhèn hàn xìng | shocking |
| 蚍蜉撼大树phrase | pí fú hàn dà shù | lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom) |
| 震撼弹noun | zhèn hàn dàn | stun grenade |
| 撼树蚍蜉 | hàn shù pí fú | see 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树 |
| 蚍蜉撼树phrase | pí fú hàn shù | (lit.) an ant trying to shake a tree (idiom) |
| 蜻蜓撼石柱 | qīng tíng hàn shí zhù | lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom) |
撼 appears in 11 compound words: 27 as the first character, 18 as the last, and 55 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 撼 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
他撼起袖子，开始认真地打扫房间。
tā hàn qǐ xiù zǐ , kāi shǐ rèn zhēn dì dǎ sǎo fáng jiān .
He rolled up his sleeves and began cleaning the room thoroughly.
天水围货车疑越线撼拖头 司机一度被困半昏迷
tiān shuǐ wéi huò chē yí yuè xiàn hàn tuō tóu sī jī yī dù bèi kùn bàn hūn mí
Tin Shui Wai truck suspected of crossing the line and shaking the tractor, the driver was trapped in a semi-coma for a while
反乌托邦AI报告震撼华尔街 支付与软体股全面承压
fǎn wū tuō bāng A I bào gào zhèn hàn huá ěr jiē zhī fù yǔ ruǎn tǐ gǔ quán miàn chéng yā
Dystopian AI report shocked Wall Street, and payment and software stocks were under pressure across the board
震撼!挖3563克拉紫星彩宝 飙126亿台币
zhèn hàn ! wā 3 5 6 3 kè lā zǐ xīng cǎi bǎo biāo 1 2 6 yì tái bì
Shocking! Digging 3,563 carats of purple star colored treasures soared to NT$12.6 billion
赤柱Tesla自炒撼栏 车头铲上行人路幸无伤
chì zhù T e s l a zì chǎo hàn lán chē tóu chǎn shàng háng rén lù xìng wú shāng
Stanley Tesla shook the railing with the front of the car shoveling on the sidewalk, but fortunately, there were no injuries
神韵德州麦克艾伦满场 市长赞震撼人心
shén yùn dé zhōu mài kè ài lún mǎn chǎng shì cháng zàn zhèn hàn rén xīn
Shen Yun Texas McAllen was full of mayors' praises
这对我是很大的震撼。
Zhè duì wǒ shì hěn dà de zhènhàn.
It was a great shock to me.
Character Family
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