搖 (jiu4 | yao2) : wag; swing; wave; shake; rock

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搖

jiu4

yao2

[1] [v] wag; swing; wave; shake; rock [2] [v] sway (said of one's confidence, determination); wobble; shake [3] [v] scull; row (a boat, etc.) [4] [v] agitate; incite; annoy

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

搖 / 摇

This word has been viewed 7066 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 08:56

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搖晃 jiu4 fong2 yao2 huang4 = to falter, rock, sway, shake

搖擺 jiu4 baai2 yao2 bai3 = to wag; to waver; to sway; to swing

動搖 dung6 jiu4 dong4 yao4 = to waver; to vacillate; to hover; to shake

招搖 ziu1 jiu4 = act ostentatiously

搖粒絨 jiu4 lap1 jung4*2 = fleece

搖搖 jiu4 jiu4*1 = [1] shaky, shakily; [2] yo yo (jiu4 jiu4*2)

不動搖 bat1 dung6 jiu4 bu4 dong4 yao2 = unmoved 國

搖曳 jiu4 jai6 = to sway, flutter, flicker

搖動 jiu4 dung6 yao2 dong4 = shake; sway

搖籃曲 jiu4 laam4 kuk1 yao2 lan2 qu1 = cradlesong

搖勻 jiu4 wan4 yao2 yun2 = shake well; mix by shaking

搖擺不定 jiu4 baai2 bat1 ding6 yao2 bai3 bu4 ding4 = undecided; pendulous 國 (common formation)

扶搖直上 fu4 jiu4 zik6 soeng5 fu2 yao2 zhi2 shang4 = soar on the wings of a cyclone; rise steeply; skyrocket

搖滾 jiu4 gwan2 yao2 gun3 = rock and roll music

手搖曲柄鑽 sau2 jiu4 kuk1 beng3 zyun3 shou3 yao2 qu1 bing3 zuan4 = a brace and bit (type of hand drill) (common formation)

搖搖板 jiu4 jiu4 baan2 = a seesaw

手搖風琴 sau2 jiu4 fung1 kam4 shou3 yao2 feng1 qin2 = a hand organ; a hurdy-gurdy (common formation)

搖椅 jiu4 ji2 = a rocking chair

搖搖椅 jiu4 jiu4 ji2 = a rocking chair

樹搖葉落人搖福薄 syu6 jiu4 jip6 lok6 jan4 jiu4 fuk1 bok6 shu4 yao2 ye4 luo4 ren2 yao2 fu2 bo2 = a saying that discourages one from swaying or shaking one's legs 粵

搖頭 jiu4 tau4 yao2 tou2 = to shake one's head

搖搖欲墜 jiu4 jiu4 juk6 zui6 yao2 yao2 yu4 zhui4 = on the verge of collapse

搖錢樹 jiu4 cin4 syu6 yao2 qian2 shu4 = money-spinner; money tree

手搖鈴 sau2 jiu4 ling4 shou3 yao2 ling2 = hand bell, handbell

左搖右擺 zo2 jiu4 jau6 baai2 zuo3 yao2 you4 bai3 = to sway; to swing

招搖撞騙 ziu1 jiu4 zong6 pin3 zhao4 yao2 zhuang4 pian4 = swagger about swindling people

搖滾樂 jiu4 gwan2 ngok6 yao2 gun3 yue4 = rock music / rock 'n roll

搖擺機 jiu4 baai2 gei1 yao2 bai3 ji1 = kiddie ride

搖頭晃腦 jiu4 tau4 fong2 nou5 yao2 tou2 huang4 nao3 = look pleased with oneself; wag one's head in self-conceit

搖籃 jiu4 laam4*2 yao2 lan2 = cradle

扤扤搖 ngat6 ngat6 jiu4 = to rock back and forth 粵

搖擺步 jiu4 baai2 bou6 = top-rock (from breakdancing)

重搖滾 cung5 jiu4 gwan2 zhong4 yao2 gun3 = hard rock

頹廢搖滾 teoi4 fai3 jiu4 gwan2 tui2 fei4 yao2 gun3 = Grunge

搖頭丸 jiu4 tau4 jyun4*2 yao2 tou2 wan2 = Ecstasy, MDMA

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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