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摇

yáo

HSK 5 Character Traditional 搖

What 摇 means

1. to shake
2. to rock
3. to row
4. to crank

Other readings

摇 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Yáosurname Yao

Example sentences

• 我爱摇滚。
  Wǒ ài yáogǔn.
  I love rock music.
• 她沉迷于摇滚乐。
  She is absorbed in rock music.
• 我不喜欢摇滚乐。
  I don't like rock music.
• 汤姆只是摇摇头。
  Tom just shook his head.
• 婴儿在摇篮中睡觉。
  Yīng'ér zài yáolán zhōng shuìjiào.
  The baby was sleeping in the cradle.
• 我感到房子在摇动。
  Wǒ gǎndào fángzi zài yáodòng.
  I felt the house shake.

Words starting with 摇

• 摇滚yáo gǔnrock 'n' roll (music); to rock; to fall off
• 摇晃yáo huàngto rock; to shake; to sway
• 摇摆yáo bǎito sway; to wobble; to waver
• 摇头yáo tóuto shake one's head
• 摇曳yáo yèto sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker
• 摇滚乐yáo gǔn yuèrock music; rock 'n roll
• 摇篮yáo láncradle (for a baby); (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc)
• 摇动yáo dòngto shake; to sway
• 摇摇欲坠yáo yáo yù zhuìtottering; on the verge of collapse
• 摇身一变yáo shēn yī biànto change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life
• 摇手yáo shǒuto wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture); crank handle
• 摇钱树yáo qián shùlegendary tree that sheds coins when shaken; (fig.) source of easy money
• 摇摇摆摆yáo yáo bǎi bǎiswaggering; staggering; waddling
• 摇醒yáo xǐngto shake (sb) awake
• 摇摆不定yáo bǎi bù dìngindecisive; wavering
• 摇人yáo rénto call people over; to rally people together
• 摇光Yáo guāngAlkaid; Eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
• 摇战yáo zhàn(literary) to shake with fear
• 摇奖yáo jiǎngto draw the winning ticket (in a lottery)
• 摇船yáo chuánto scull; to row a boat
• 摇号yáo hàolottery
• 摇身yáo shēnlit. to shake one's body; refers to abrupt transformation; same as 摇身一变
• 摇摇车yáo yáo chēkiddie ride
• 摇摆州yáo bǎi zhōuswing state (US politics)

Words containing 摇

• 动摇dòng yáoto sway; to waver; to rock
• 招摇zhāo yáoto rock back and forth; (fig.) to act ostentatiously; to brag
• 大摇大摆dà yáo dà bǎito strut; swaggering
• 飘摇piāo yáofloating in the wind; swaying; tottering
• 招摇过市zhāo yáo guò shì(idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously about town
• 手摇shǒu yáohand-cranked
• 风雨飘摇fēng yǔ piāo yáotossed about by the wind and rain (idiom); (of a situation) unstable
• 后摇hòu yáopost-rock (music genre)
• 步摇bù yáodangling ornament worn by women
• 漂摇piāo yáoswaying; tottering; unstable
• 不动摇bù dòng yáounmoved
• 后摇滚hòu yáo gǔnpost-rock (music genre)
• 地动山摇dì dòng shān yáothe earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
• 手摇饮料shǒu yáo yǐn liàohand-mixed drink (of the kind sold at a bubble tea shop)
• 东摇西摆dōng yáo xī bǎi(idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady; (idiom) indecisive; hesitant
• 横摇héng yáorolling motion (of a boat)
• 招摇撞骗zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure…
• 扶摇直上fú yáo zhí shàngto skyrocket; to get quick promotion in one's career
• 手摇风琴shǒu yáo fēng qínhand organ; hurdy-gurdy
• 纵摇zòng yáopitching motion (of a boat)
• 手摇柄shǒu yáo bǐnghand crank
• 瞪鞋摇滚dèng xié yáo gǔnshoegaze (music genre)
• 减摇鳍jiǎn yáo qífin stabilizer (in ships); anti-roll stabilizer
• 风雨漂摇fēng yǔ piāo yáovariant of 风雨飘摇

Characters built on 䍃

These share the phonetic component 䍃 (yáo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 遥yáo(bound form) distant; remote; far away
• 谣yáopopular ballad; rumor
• 瑶yáojade; precious stone; mother-of-pearl
• 鳐yáoray (cartilaginous fish, including skates)
• 鹞yàosparrow hawk; Accipiter nisus
• 徭yáocompulsory service
• 繇yáofolk-song; forced labor

Characters that look like 摇

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 搞gǎoto do; to make; to go in for
• 棋qíchess; chess-like game; a game of chess
• 槛kǎndoor sill; threshold
• 揣chuāito put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. chuǎi
• 楣méilintel; crossbeam
• 辕yuánshaft of a cart or carriage; (bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen…

Sounds the same

Read yáo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 遥(bound form) distant; remote; far away
• 肴meat dishes; mixed viands
• 谣popular ballad; rumor
• 姚handsome; good-looking
• 瑶jade; precious stone; mother-of-pearl
• 窑kiln; oven; coal pit
• 侥used in 僬侥
• 爻the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦
• 鳐ray (cartilaginous fish, including skates)
• 徭compulsory service
• 繇folk-song; forced labor
• 珧mother-of-pearl