Memory phrase for the character: 摇

摇

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Meaning

to shake, rock, wag, swing

Pronunciation

 yáo

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: hand reaching down 爫, below: can, jar 缶 (lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵)

Mnemonic
 
The hand reaches downwards to the can, to shake it.

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
爫 reaching downwardsShows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
缶 can, jarA lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵.
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 Vocabulary

动摇 dòng yáo  to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to
摇晃 yáo huàng  to rock; to shake; to sway
摇摇欲坠 yáo yáo yù zhuì  tottering; on the verge of collapse
摇摇欲坠 yáo yáo yù zhuì  tottering; on the verge of collapse
摇曳 yáo yè  to flicker (of flame); to sway; to bend (in the wind); to oscillate; to flutter; free and untied; loose
摇曳多姿 yáo yè duō zī  swaying gently; moving elegantly
摇曳多姿 yáo yè duō zī  

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