撼

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to shake; to vibrate

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 感 sound ( gǎn )

Components 扌感

joggle · Heisig RSH #1864

fingers + 感 feel

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
撼天动地	hàn tiān dòng dì	earth-shaking
难以撼动	nán yǐ hàn dòng	unsusceptible to change; deeply entrenched
震撼性	zhèn hàn xìng	shocking; stunning; sensational
震撼弹	zhèn hàn dàn	stun grenade; (Tw) (fig.) sth that produces shockwaves; bombshell (revelation); blockbuste…
撼动	hàn dòng	to shake up; to deal a shock; (fig.) to stir (sb's heart)
震撼	zhèn hàn	to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock
摇撼	yáo hàn	to shake; to rock
蜻蜓撼石柱	qīng tíng hàn shí zhù	lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilitie…
蚍蜉撼大树	pí fú hàn dà shù	lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom); fig. to overrate one's own strength; also …
撼树蚍蜉	hàn shù pí fú	see 蚍蜉撼樹\|蚍蜉撼树[pi2 fu2 han4 shu4]
蚍蜉撼树	pí fú hàn shù	(lit.) an ant trying to shake a tree (idiom); (fig.) to overrate oneself; to overestimate …

Characters sharing the sound component 感 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
感 sound part	gǎn	to affect, to move, to touch; to perceive, to sense
憾	hàn	regret, remorse