hàn

common
verb

Meaning of

撼 means to shake; to swing; to jolt; to shock; to subvert; to overwhelm. Pronounced hàn.

  • to shake; to swing; to jolt
  • to shock; to subvert; to overwhelm

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Kuáng
fēng
hàn
de
chuāng
hu
zhí
xiǎng
 

The strong wind shook the windows so they rattled.

yào
yáo
hàn
zhè
ge
suì
de
huā
píng
 

Don't shake this fragile vase.

zhèn
hàn
de
dōu
zài
chàn
dǒu
 

The earthquake shook the earth so that it trembled.

hàn
shù
 
xiào
liàng
 

A tiny ant trying to shake a big tree is laughably overestimating its own strength.

Zhè
chǎng
bào
hàn
de
nóng
mín
de
zhuāng
jià
sǔn
shī
cǎn
zhòng
 

This heavy rainstorm caused heavy losses to farmers' crops by shaking them violently.