摇

yáo

yáospelled as iao · 2nd tone — spelling rules

to shake · to rock

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 13 HSK 4

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

摇=扌+䍃

Etymology

hand

Meanings

to shake

to rock

to row

to crank

yáo

surname Yao

Yáo

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Words with 摇 181 total

to sway · to waver · to rock · to rattle · to destabilize · to pose a challenge to动摇dòng yáo floating in the wind · swaying · tottering · unstable飘摇piāo yáo

Idioms with 摇 56 total Chain

to strut · swaggering大摇大摆dà yáo dà bǎi the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle地动山摇dì dòng shān yáo (idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady · (idiom) indecisive; hesitant东摇西摆dōng yáo xī bǎi tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom) · (of a situation) unstable风雨飘摇fēng yǔ piāo yáo to skyrocket · to get quick promotion in one's career扶摇直上fú yáo zhí shàng