撼 (hàn) — to shake (bound form, used in compounds)

Definition

撼 (hàn) is a bound morpheme meaning 'to shake' — it doesn't stand alone and almost always appears in compounds like 摇撼 or 震撼, where it adds an emphatic 'shake/stir' sense. Stronger and more literary than 摇.

bound form

to shake (bound form, used in compounds)

Examples

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Zhè cì dì zhèn hàn dòng le zhěng gè chéng shì.
This earthquake shook the entire city.
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Tā de huà shēn shēn hàn dòng le wǒ.
His words deeply shook me.
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Kuáng fēng měng liè de yáo hàn zhe dà shù.
The gale violently shook the big trees.

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