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摇 Yáo

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摇 Yáo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Yáo | Yao2
English translation
surname Yao
to shake
to rock
to row
to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave

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About 摇 Yáo

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HSK level

5

Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

搖 yáo

Contains the radical

扌 shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

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Etymology of 摇 Yáo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰扌䍃

Semantic compound

扌 shǒu

Phonetic compound

䍃 yóu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 shǒu represents the meaning and 䍃 yóu represents the sound. Simplified form of 搖 yáo .

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Example sentences using 摇 Yáo

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狗 gǒu 摇 Yáo 尾巴 wěiba 以 yǐ 报答 bàodá 人们 rén men 的 de 爱护 àihù .

A dog reacts to kindness by wagging its tail.

一 yī 只 zhǐ 鸽子 gēzi 沿着 yán zhe 屋顶 wū dǐng 大摇大摆 dà yáo dà bǎi 地 de 走 zǒu , 有 yǒu 节奏 jiézòu 地 de 咕咕叫 jiào .

A pigeon strutted along the roof, cooing rhythmically.

母亲 mǔqīn 正 zhēng 对 duì 着 zhāo 婴儿 yīngér 哼 hēng 着 zhāo 摇篮曲 yáo lán qǔ .

The mother was crooning a lullaby to her baby.

他 tā 推 tuī 上 shǎng 插 chā 销 xiāo ,使 shǐ 门 Mén 不 bù 摇晃 yáo huàng .

He slides the bolt in place to keep the door from swinging.

她 tā 拽 yè 住 zhù 她 tā 用力 yòng lì 摇晃 yáo huàng ,直 Zhí 摇晃 yáo huàng 得 dé 她 tā 的 de 黑 Hēi 脑袋 nǎodài 像 xiàng 醉鬼 zuì guǐ 一般 yībān 摆 bǎi 来摆去.

She shook her until the kinky head rocked drunkenly.

Words with 摇 Yáo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
摇 Yáo to shake搖 yáo
摇滚 yáogǔn to rock搖滾
摇头 yáo tóu to shake one's head搖頭
动摇 dòng yáo to sway動搖
摇摆 yáobǎi to sway搖擺
摇滚乐 yáo gǔn yuè rock music搖滾樂
摇晃 yáo huàng to rock搖晃
摇篮 yáo lán cradle搖籃
摇摆舞 yáo bǎi wǔ swing (dance)搖擺舞
摇曳 yáo yè (of a flame) to flicker搖曳
招摇 zhāo yáo to brag招搖
摇动 yáo dòng to shake搖動
摇摇欲坠 yáo yáo yù zhuì tottering搖搖欲墜
摇摆不定 yáo bǎi bù dìng indecisive搖擺不定
摇钱树 yáo qián shù a source of easy money (idiom)搖錢樹
摇身一变 yáo shēn yī biàn to change shape in a single shake搖身一變
摇篮曲 yáo lán qǔ lullaby搖籃曲
招摇过市 zhāo yáo guò shì to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)招搖過市
摇椅 yáo yǐ rocking chair搖椅
大摇大摆 dà yáo dà bǎi to strut大搖大擺
摇奖 yáo jiǎng to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery)搖獎
摇手 yáo shǒu crank handle搖手
扶摇直上 fú yáo zhí shàng to skyrocket扶搖直上

摇 Yáo Decomposition & Compounds

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摇 Yáo Decomposition

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