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
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The hand reaches downwards to the can, to shake it.
Radicals
扌
hand
爫
reaching downwards Shows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
缶
can, jar In Chinese this character 缶 is hardly used. Thus its meaning "can, jar" is taken from Japanese: 缶 (=かん), which means: "the can".
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Vocabulary
动摇
dòng yáo
to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to
3715
摇晃
yáo huàng
to rock; to shake; to sway
4910
摇摇欲坠
yáo yáo yù zhuì
tottering; on the verge of collapse
5965
摇摇欲坠
yáo yáo yù zhuì
tottering; on the verge of collapse
5965
摇曳
yáo yè
to flicker (of flame); to sway; to bend (in the wind); to oscillate; to flutter; free and untied; loose
8511
摇曳多姿
yáo yè duō zī
swaying gently; moving elegantly
8512
摇曳多姿
yáo yè duō zī
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