yáo

to shake; to rock; to crank

HSK 5 #940

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 940th character
Radical ⼿ (64.10)
Strokes 13
Index # 2841
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

摇 yáo
  1. 1. to shake
  2. 2. to rock
  3. 3. to crank
  4. 4. to row
  5. 5. surname Yao

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Words containing 摇

Word Meaning
rock 'n' roll (music); to rock; to fall off
to sway; to waver; to wobble
rock music; rock 'n roll
to waver; to sway; to rock
to shake one's head
cradle
to shake; to sway; to rock
swing (dance)
indecisive; wavering
to show off; to act ostentatiously; to brag
a source of easy money (idiom)
on the verge of collapse; tottering
lullaby
to shake; to sway
fig. to take on a new lease of life
to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
rocking chair
to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker
hand-cranked
to skyrocket; to get quick promotion in one's career
waddling; staggering; swaggering
to give support to
to shake; to rock
earthshaking; huge shock or upheaval
to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture)
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