This character 缶 is rarely used in Chinese. The meaning of this radical is borrowed from Japanese: 缶 (=かん) = box. It is understood as a pestle 午 in a mortar 凵. As the pestle 午 in the mortar is vertical, it has the meaning “noon” [wǔ], as the sun is then also vertical.
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Vocabulary
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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
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