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Chinese symbol for “shivering”

簌簌发抖
sù sù fā dǒu
Traditional: 簌簌發抖
shivering; trembling (idiom)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shivering is 簌簌发抖 (sù sù fā dǒu), defined as: shivering; trembling (idiom).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

簌 sù
to rustle; falling flower petals
radical 118 ⽵ · 17 strokes
簌
簌 sù
to rustle; falling flower petals
radical 118 ⽵ · 17 strokes
发 fā
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
radical 29 ⼜ · 5 strokes
抖 dǒu
to tremble, to shake, to rouse
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “shivering”

WordPinyinMeaning
栗然 (慄然)lì rán(literary) shivering; shuddering

Related words

Other words that share a character with 簌簌发抖.

WordPinyinMeaning
簌簌sù sùvery slight sound; rustling (onom.)
发展 (發展)fā zhǎndevelopment; growth
发生 (發生)fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises")
发现 (發現)fā xiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect
开发 (開發)kāi fāto exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
发布 (發佈)fā bùvariant of 发布 (fā bù)
发抖 (發抖)fā dǒuto tremble; to shake
颤抖 (顫抖)chàn dǒuto shudder; to shiver

See also: Japanese symbol for “shivering”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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