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Usage of the character 撼

hàn
[撼]
  • to shake
  • to vibrate
zhènhàn
震撼
[震撼]
  • to shake
  • to shock
  • to stun
  • shocking
  • stunning
  • shock
yáohàn
摇撼
[搖撼]
  • to shake
  • to rock
hàndòng
撼动
[撼動]
  • to shake up
  • to deal a shock
  • (fig.) to stir (sb's heart)
zhènhànxìng
震撼性
[震撼性]
  • shocking
  • stunning
  • sensational
zhènhàndàn
震撼弹
[震撼彈]
  • stun grenade
  • (Tw) (fig.) sth that produces shockwaves
  • bombshell (revelation)
  • blockbuster (product)
hànshùpífú
撼树蚍蜉
[撼樹蚍蜉]
  • lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
  • to overrate oneself (idiom)
nányǐhàndòng
难以撼动
[難以撼動]
  • unsusceptible to change
  • deeply entrenched
pífúhànshù
蚍蜉撼树
[蚍蜉撼樹]
  • lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
  • to overrate oneself (idiom)
hàntiāndòngdì
撼天动地
[撼天動地]
  • earth-shaking
qīngtínghànshízhù
蜻蜓撼石柱
[蜻蜓撼石柱]
  • lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities
pífúhàndàshù
蚍蜉撼大树
[蚍蜉撼大樹]
  • lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom)
  • fig. to overrate one's own strength
  • also written 蚍蜉撼樹/蚍蜉撼树 (pífúhànshù)