TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
顫
顫 ＝ 頁 ＋ 亶
ㄔㄢˋ · chàn
verb — to tremble, shiver, shudder
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亶聲dǎn — gives the sounda granary (㐭) over 旦 daybreak
ITdǎn → chàn — the d worn to ch, tone shifts too
A head (頁) that will not hold still — 說文 reads it as 頭不正, the head off-straight, which is a head that shakes. 亶 dǎn carries the sound, worn to chàn. From the shaking head, 顫 spreads to any trembling or shiver: 顫抖、發顫、寒顫。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一顆頭（頁）止不住地晃，肩也跟著抖——顫。
A head (頁) shakes and won't stop, the shoulders going with it — a tremble.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)顫抖、發顫— to tremble, shiver常用
→寒顫— to shudder with cold
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension