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
摇篮
yáolán
cradle; birthplace
Characters in this word
篮 lán
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 监 to supervise, to direct, to control
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 那座港口城市曾是近代工业的摇篮，如今正试图摆脱衰落的阴影。 Nà zuò gǎngkǒu chéngshì céng shì jìndài gōngyè de yáolán, rújīn zhèng shìtú bǎituō shuāiluò de yīnyǐng. That port city was once the cradle of modern industry and is now trying to escape the shadow of decline.
- 黄河流域被称为中华文明的摇篮。 Huáng Hé liúyù bèi chēngwéi Zhōnghuá wénmíng de yáolán. The Yellow River basin is known as the cradle of Chinese civilisation.
- 妈妈轻轻摇着摇篮，哄孩子入睡。 Māma qīngqīng yáo zhe yáolán, hǒng háizi rùshuì. Mum gently rocks the cradle, lulling the child to sleep.
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
- 摇晃 yáohuàng to shake; to rock; to sway
- 摇摇欲坠 yáoyáoyùzhuì to be on the verge of collapse; tottering
- 篮球 lánqiú basketball
- 盏 zhǎn measure word for lamps, lights, cups, etc.
- 蚊帐 wénzhàng mosquito net
- 席 xí seat; mat; banquet; classifier for banquets or speeches
- 烟囱 yāncōng chimney; smokestack
- 屋檐 wūyán eaves