懂中文 Dong Chinese

摇

yáo

wag, shake

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 䍃 represents the sound. Simplified form of 搖.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

䍃 sound component

䍃  Sound component

yóu, yáo

  

vase, pitcher

Evolution

摇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
摇 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
摇 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
摇 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

摇 (搖) 

yáo

wag, swing, wave; shake; scull; to shake; to rock; to row; to crank

摇 (搖) 

Yáo

surname Yao

Most common words with 摇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

摇

to shake

摇滚

to rock

摇头

to shake one's head

动摇

to sway

摇摆

to sway