摇

yáo

wag, swing, wave; shake; scull

How to write 摇, stroke by stroke

surname Yao; to shake; to rock; to row; to crank

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 䍃

Made of 扌 + 䍃

摇滚yáo gǔnrock 'n' roll (music); to rock; to fall off
动摇dòng yáoto sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to
摇摆yáo bǎito sway; to wobble; to waver
摇滚乐yáo gǔn yuèrock music; rock 'n roll
摇晃yáo huàngto rock; to shake; to sway
摇篮yáo láncradle (for a baby); (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc)
摇动yáo dòngto shake; to sway
摇头丸yáo tóu wánEcstasy; MDMA
摇头yáo tóuto shake one's head
摇篮曲yáo lán qǔlullaby
招摇zhāo yáoto rock back and forth; (fig.) to act ostentatiously; to brag; to show off
摇曳yáo yèto sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker

她沉迷于摇滚乐。
tā chén mí yú yáo gǔn yuè 。
She is absorbed in rock music.
建筑物在地震中摇晃。
jiàn zhù wù zài dì zhèn zhōng yáo huàng 。
The buildings shook in the earthquake.
他们把我们当成摇钱树。
tā men bǎ wǒ men dàng chéng yáo qián shù 。
They're taking us for cash cows.
从那时起，他的信仰开始摇动了。
cóng nà shí qǐ ， tā de xìn yǎng kāi shǐ yáo dòng le 。
From the time he got up, his beliefs began to sway.
宝宝在摇篮里入睡了。
bǎo bao zài yáo lán lǐ rù shuì le 。
The baby fell asleep in the cradle.