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  jiu4   jyutping
  yao2   pinyin
[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: (#64)

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

This word has been viewed 7002 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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detail  jiu4 fong2  yao2 huang4 = to falter, rock, sway, shake
detail  jiu4 baai2  yao2 bai3 = to wag; to waver; to sway; to swing
detail  dung6 jiu4  dong4 yao4 = to waver; to vacillate; to hover; to shake
detail  ziu1 jiu4   = act ostentatiously
detail  jiu4 lap1 jung4*2   = fleece
detail  jiu4 jiu4*1   = [1] shaky, shakily; [2] yo yo (jiu4 jiu4*2)
detail  bat1 dung6 jiu4  bu4 dong4 yao2 = unmoved
detail  jiu4 jai6   = to sway, flutter, flicker
detail  jiu4 dung6  yao2 dong4 = shake; sway
detail  jiu4 laam4 kuk1  yao2 lan2 qu1 = cradlesong
See all 32 compounds (CantoDict reports 35 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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