摇 yáo
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 䍃 vase, pitcher, earthenware
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
摇
yáo
to shake
Character
Example phrases
- 别摇桌子。 Bié yáo zhuōzi. Do not shake the table.
- 风摇树叶。 Fēng yáo shùyè. The wind shakes the leaves.
- 他摇摇头。 Tā yáo yao tóu. He shakes his head.
Related words
- 动摇 dòngyáo to waver
- 摇头 yáotóu to shake one's head
- 摆动 bǎidòng to swing
- 转身 zhuǎnshēn to turn around
- 摆 bǎi to arrange; to wave
- 逛 guàng to stroll around
- 拉开 lākāi to pull open; to pull apart
- 停下 tíngxià to stop
- 弯 wān to bend; curved
- 躺 tǎng to lie down
- 翻 fān to turn over; to flip through
- 下楼 xiàlóu to go downstairs