摇 yáo

wag, swing, wave; shake; scull

HSK 5 #940

DEFINITIONS

  • wag, swing, wave
  • shake
  • scull
  • surname Yao
  • to shake
  • to rock
  • to row
  • to crank

STROKES

摇 stroke order diagram
摇 stroke order animation

WORDS

摇船 yáo chuán to scull; to row a boat
风雨飘摇 fēng yǔ piāo yáo tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom); (of a situation) unstable
摇头摆尾 yáo tóu bǎi wěi to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom); to be well pleased with oneself; to have a lighthearted air
飘摇 piāo yáo floating in the wind; swaying; tottering; unstable
不动摇 bù dòng yáo unmoved
大摇大摆 dà yáo dà bǎi to strut; swaggering
天摇地转 tiān yáo dì zhuǎn lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves; momentous changes are underway (idiom)
后摇 hòu yáo post-rock (music genre)
后摇滚 hòu yáo gǔn post-rock (music genre)
手摇柄 shǒu yáo bǐng hand crank
手摇风琴 shǒu yáo fēng qín hand organ; hurdy-gurdy
手摇饮料 shǒu yáo yǐn liào hand-mixed drink (of the kind sold at a bubble tea shop)
摇光 yáo guāng eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
摇匀 yáo yún to mix by shaking
摇战 yáo zhàn (literary) to shake with fear
摇摆州 yáo bǎi zhōu swing state (US politics)
摇曳多姿 yáo yè duō zī swaying gently; moving elegantly
摇杆 yáo gǎn joystick
摇橹 yáo lǔ to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat)
摇橹船 yáo lǔ chuán boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)
摇奖 yáo jiǎng to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery)
摇号 yáo hào lottery
摇身 yáo shēn lit. to shake one's body; refers to abrupt transformation; same as 搖身一變|摇身一变
摇电话 yáo diàn huà (old) to make a phone call
摇头丸 yáo tóu wán Ecstasy; MDMA
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