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
to row a boat; to scull
tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
to be well pleased with oneself; to have a lighthearted air
floating in the wind; swaying; tottering
unmoved
to strut; swaggering
momentous changes are underway (idiom)
post-rock (music genre)
post-rock (music genre)
hand crank
hand organ; hurdy-gurdy
hand-mixed drink (of the kind sold at a bubble tea shop)
eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
to mix by shaking
(literary) to shake with fear
swing state (US politics)
swaying gently; moving elegantly
joystick
to row a boat with a stern oar
boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)
to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery)
lottery
refers to abrupt transformation; same as yáo shēn yī biàn
(old) to make a phone call
Ecstasy; MDMA