摇

to shake; to rock; to row; to crank

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,186 U+6447

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 䍃 (phonetic, yáo)

components: 扌䍃

shake · Heisig RSH #1446

fingers + can opener

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 䍃

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 䍃 (yáo) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
䍃 sound component	yáo	vase, pitcher, earthenware
遥	yáo	distant, remote
瑶	yáo	precious jade
谣	yáo	rumor; folksong, ballad
繇	yáo	cause, means, reason
鳐	yáo	the nautilus; the ray
徭	yáo	conscripted labor
飖	yáo	floating in the air; drifting on the wind

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
地动山摇	dì dòng shān yáo	the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
摇身一变	yáo shēn yī biàn	to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life
不动摇	bù dòng yáo	unmoved
摇电话	yáo diàn huà	(old) to make a phone call
招摇过市	zhāo yáo guò shì	(idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously about town
手摇风琴	shǒu yáo fēng qín	hand organ; hurdy-gurdy
大摇大摆	dà yáo dà bǎi	to strut; swaggering
摇人	yáo rén	to call people over; to rally people together
摇头	yáo tóu	to shake one's head
动摇	dòng yáo	to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to
摇动	yáo dòng	to shake; to sway
手摇	shǒu yáo	hand-cranked
摇手	yáo shǒu	to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture); crank handle
摇摆不定	yáo bǎi bù dìng	indecisive; wavering
东摇西摆	dōng yáo xī bǎi	(idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady; (idiom) indecisive; hesitant
摇光	Yáo guāng	Alkaid; Eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
摇头摆尾	yáo tóu bǎi wěi	to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom); to be well pleased with oneself; to have a l…
后摇	hòu yáo	post-rock (music genre)
摇钱树	yáo qián shù	legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken; (fig.) source of easy money
摇战	yáo zhàn	(literary) to shake with fear