yáo = y + ao2
surname Yao
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yáo = y + ao2
to shake / to rock / to row / to crank
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How to pronounce 搖

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

搖 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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yáo = y + ao2
(archaic) vase / pitcher
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Characters with 搖 as component

搖 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 搖

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to sway / to waver / to rock / to rattle / to destabilize / to pose a challenge to
the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle

Sentences with 搖

搖 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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