摇 (搖) yáo

1. yáo verb to shake; to wag; to swing; to wave
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '搖'; Guoyu '搖' v; Kroll 2015 '搖' 1, p. 535; Unihan '搖'; XHZD '搖', p. 875)
2. yáo verb to falter; to waver
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '搖' 1b, p. 535; XHZD '搖', p. 875)
3. yáo verb to agitate; to stir
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '搖' 2, p. 535)
4. yáo verb to lift; to cast
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '搖' 3, p. 535)
5. yáo proper noun Yao
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '搖' n)
6. yáo verb scull
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Unihan '搖')

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• 步摇(步搖) dangling ornament worn by women
• 摇身一变(搖身一變) to change shape in a single shake; to take on a new lease of life
• 随风摇曳(隨風搖曳) fluter with the wind
• 摇摆州(搖擺州) swing state (US politics)
• 摇橹船(搖櫓船) boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)
• 飘摇(飄搖) floating in the wind; swaying; tottering; unstable
• 后摇(後搖) post-rock
• 天摇地动(天搖地動) earth shattering
• 漂摇(漂搖) swaying; tottering; unstable
• 左右摇摆(左右搖擺) vacillate to the left and the right
• 摇光(搖光) eta Ursae Majoris
• 摇战(搖戰) to shake with fear
• 摇橹(搖櫓) to scull
• 摇滚(搖滾) rock 'n' roll ; to rock; to fall off
• 招摇撞骗(招搖撞騙) to brag and swindle
• 招摇(招搖) to act ostentatiously; to brag; to show off ; to shake; to sway ; Zhaoyao
• 风雨漂摇(風雨漂搖) tossed about by the wind and rain; (of a situation) unstable
• 摇头摆尾(搖頭擺尾) to nod one's head and wag one's tail; to be well pleased with oneself; to have a lighthearted air
• 风雨飘摇(風雨飄搖) tossed about by the wind and rain; (of a situation) unstable
• 摇晃(搖晃) to rock; to shake; to sway
• 摇奖(搖獎) to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery)
• 摇摆舞(搖擺舞) swing
• 手摇饮料(手搖飲料) hand-mixed drink (of the kind sold at a bubble tea shop)
• 摇电话(搖電話) to make a phone call
• 摇篮(搖籃) a cradle
• 减摇鳍(減搖鰭) fin stabilizer (in ships); anti-roll stabilizer
• 摇椅(搖椅) rocking chair
• 摇篮曲(搖籃曲) lullaby
• 摇曳(搖曳) to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker
• 摇撼(搖撼) to shake; to rock
• 摇钱树(搖錢樹) money tree
• 摇摇欲坠(搖搖欲墜) tottering; on the verge of collapse
• 摇船(搖船) to scull; to row a boat
• 摇曳多姿(搖曳多姿) swaying gently; moving elegantly
• 手摇风琴(手搖風琴) hand organ; hurdy-gurdy
• 摇摆(搖擺) to waver; to sway; to vacillate ; to walk around
• 摇摆不定(搖擺不定) indecisive; wavering
• 摇摇摆摆(搖搖擺擺) swaggering; staggering; waddling
• 不动摇(不動搖) unmoved
• 扶摇直上(扶搖直上) to rise rapidly; to skyrocket
• 天摇地转(天搖地轉) the sky shakes and the ground revolves; momentous changes are underway
• 摇动(搖動) to shake; to sway
• 摇旗呐喊(搖旗吶喊) to wave flags and shout battle cries; to egg somebody on; to give support to
• 手摇柄(手搖柄) hand crank
• 摇荡(搖蕩) to sway; to waver ; to agitate; to arouse
• 摇尾乞怜(搖尾乞憐) to wag the tail and beg for pity
• 摇头(搖頭) to shake one's head
• 大摇大摆(大搖大擺) to strut; swaggering
• 摇滚乐(搖滾樂) rock music; rock 'n roll
• 地动山摇(地動山搖) the earth quaked, the mountains shook; a tremendous battle

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手摇

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Truncated for common words

• 第三十七回 Chapter 37 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 15
• 卷二十九 Scroll 29 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 11
• 第七十一回 Chapter 71 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 10
• 卷十八 Scroll 18 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 10
• 卷七十三　列傳第六十一:　梁士彥 元諧 虞慶則 元冑 達奚長儒 賀婁子幹 史萬歲 劉方 杜彥 周搖 獨孤楷 乞伏慧 張威 和洪 陰壽 楊義臣 Volume 73 Biographies 61: Liang Shiyan, Yuan Xie, Yu Qingze, Yuan Zhou, Daxi Zhangru, Helou Zigan, Shi Wansui, Liu Fang, Du Yan, Zhou Yao, Du Gukai, Qi Fuhui, Zhang Wei, He Hong, Yin Shou, Yang Yichen History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 10
• 第四十一回 Chapter 41 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 9
• 第六十一回 Chapter 61 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 9
• 第二回 Chapter 63 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 9
• 第三十四回 Chapter 34 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 8
• 卷二十七 Scroll 27 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 8

Collocations

• 消摇 (消搖) 消搖於門 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓上》 Tan Gong I — count: 12
• 摇摇 (搖搖) 中心搖搖 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧王‧黍離 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wang - Shu Li — count: 8
• 君摇 (君搖) 至閩君搖 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《越王句踐世家》 House of King Goujian of Yue — count: 5
• 摇木 (搖木) 說在搖木之本與引網之綱 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 外儲說右下第三十五 Chapter 35: A Collection of Sayings VI — count: 5
• 扶摇 (扶搖) 扶搖抮抱羊角而上 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷一　原道訓 Chapter 1: The Original Way — count: 3
• 摇率 (搖率) 搖率越歸鄱陽令吳芮 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《東越列傳》 Treatise on the Eastern Yue — count: 3
• 摇荡 (搖盪) 搖盪精神 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷八　本經訓 Chapter 8: Base Warp — count: 3
• 摇足 (搖足) 搖足則關以西非陛下有也 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《蕭相國世家》 House of Chancellor Xiao — count: 3
• 立摇 (立搖) 乃立搖為東海王 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《東越列傳》 Treatise on the Eastern Yue — count: 3
• 擅摇 (擅搖) 官吏令丞不得擅搖 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《酷吏列傳》 Biographies of Cruel Officials — count: 2