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摇 (yáo): Shake — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
摇=扌hand+䍃pottery vessel

The hand (扌) shakes or rocks something, with the phonetic component 䍃 (yáo) suggesting the sound — to shake or sway.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 摇

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摇摆

yáo bǎi

sway; swing; rock

HSK 6

摇滚

yáo gǔn

rock (and roll)

HSK 6

动摇

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 摇 is used in context

tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
tīng听
yáo摇
gǔn滚
yīn

Information

Pinyinyáo
Meaningshake
Strokes13
Radical扌
Traditional搖
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1269
Zhuyinㄧㄠˊ
UnicodeU+6447
CangjieQBMU
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dòng yáo

Waver

HSK 3.0 L7-9

摇摇欲坠

yáo yáo yù zhuì

on the verge of collapse / tottering

HSK 3.0 L7-9

摇晃

yáo huàng

Sway / Shake

HSK 3.0 L7-9

摇篮

yáo lán

Cradle / Cot

HSK 3.0 L7-9
音
yuè乐
fàng放
sōng松
xīn心
qíng情
。

He likes to listen to rock music to relax

tā他
yáo摇
tóu头
biǎo表
shì示
bù不
tóng同
yì意
zhè这
ge个
tí提
yì议
。

He shook his head to disagree with the proposal

tā他
qīng轻
qīng轻
de地
yáo摇
le了
yáo摇
shǒu手
zhōng中
de的
shàn扇
zi子
。

He gently waved the fan in his hand.

yīng婴
ér儿
zài在
yáo摇
lán篮
lǐ里
ān安
jìng静
dì地
shuì睡
zháo着
le了
。

The baby fell asleep quietly in the cradle

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