摇 — Chinese character
摇
yáo
to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
- Pinyin
- yáo
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 扌 䍃
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 扌; sound component 䍃
- Traditional
- 搖
Common words with 摇
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 动摇 (動搖) | dòng yáo | to sway; to waver |
| 摇滚 (搖滾) | yáo gǔn | rock 'n' roll (music); to rock |
| 摇晃 (搖晃) | yáo huàng | to rock; to shake; to sway |
| 摇摆 (搖擺) | yáo bǎi | to sway; to wobble |
| 摇头 (搖頭) | yáo tóu | to shake one's head |
| 摇篮 (搖籃) | yáo lán | cradle (for a baby); (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc) |
| 摇滚乐 (搖滾樂) | yáo gǔn yuè | rock music; rock 'n roll |
| 摇动 (搖動) | yáo dòng | to shake; to sway |
| 摇摇欲坠 (搖搖欲墜) | yáo yáo yù zhuì | tottering; on the verge of collapse |
| 摇钱树 (搖錢樹) | yáo qián shù | legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken; (fig.) source of easy money |
| 摇身一变 (搖身一變) | yáo shēn yī biàn | to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life |
| 招摇 (招搖) | zhāo yáo | to rock back and forth; (fig.) to act ostentatiously |
English words written with 摇
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.