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摇
搖
Yáo
1. surname Yao
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 4% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

摇
yáo
to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
HSK 5 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

招摇
zhāoyáo
to act ostentatiously
动摇
dòngyáo
to sway
后摇
hòuyáo
post-rock (music genre)
摇光
yáoguāng
eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
摇动
yáodòng
to shake
摇匀
yáoyún
to mix by shaking
摇撼
yáohàn
to shake
摇摆
yáobǎi
to sway
HSK 6
摇晃
yáohuàng
to rock
摇曳
yáoyè
to flicker (of flame)
摇杆
yáogǎn
joystick
摇椅
yáoyǐ
rocking chair
摇橹
yáolǔ
to scull
摇滚
yáogǔn
rock 'n' roll (music)
HSK 6
摇篮
yáolán
cradle
摇船
yáochuán
to scull
摇号
yáohào
lottery
摇身
yáoshēn
lit. to shake one's body
摇头
yáotóu
to shake one's head
步摇
bùyáo
dangling ornament worn by women

Alternate Entries

摇
yáo
to shake / to rock / to row
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
939
Word Frequency Rank
3,407 of 84,292