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
摇晃
yáohuàng
to shake; to rock; to sway
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 地铁突然刹车，车厢猛地摇晃了一下，乘客纷纷抓住扶手。 Dìtiě tūrán shāchē, chēxiāng měng de yáohuàng le yí xià, chéngkè fēnfēn zhuāzhù fúshǒu. The underground train braked suddenly, the carriage lurched, and passengers grabbed the handrails one after another.
- 起风了，窗外的树枝摇晃得厉害。 Qǐ fēng le, chuāngwài de shùzhī yáohuàng de lìhai. The wind has risen, and the branches outside the window are shaking badly.
- 奶奶年纪大了，走路时身体摇晃，我赶紧扶住她。 Nǎinai niánjì dà le, zǒulù shí shēntǐ yáohuàng, wǒ gǎnjǐn fúzhù tā. Grandma is getting old and her body sways when she walks, so I quickly steadied her.
Related words
- 动摇 dòngyáo to waver
- 摇 yáo to shake
- 摇头 yáotóu to shake one's head
- 摇摆 yáobǎi to sway; to waver
- 摇篮 yáolán cradle; birthplace
- 摇摇欲坠 yáoyáoyùzhuì to be on the verge of collapse; tottering
- 晃 huǎng to flash; to flicker past
- 晃 huàng to sway; to shake
- 晃荡 huàngdang to sway; to wander about
- 一晃 yíhuàng to pass in a flash; in the blink of an eye
- 震 zhèn to shake; to shock; to quake
- 震动 zhèndòng to shake; to shock; to cause a stir