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摇 - yáo

wag, swing, wave; shake; scull

wag, swing, wave; shake; scull

How to read 摇

Click 摇 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyáo
Englishwag, swing, wave; shake; scull
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

摇人 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 摇光. Please read 摇动 one more time.

Common words with this character

to call people over; to rally people together
Alkaid; Eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
to shake; to sway
to mix by shaking

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 摇 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 摇人 and 摇光 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 摇.