| 搖 | [ yaó ] surname Yao |
| 搖 | [ yaó ] to shake, to rock, to row, to crank |
| 搖光 | [ yaó guāng ] eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper |
| 搖動 | [ yaó dòng ] to shake, to sway |
| 搖勻 | [ yaó yún ] to mix by shaking |
| 搖尾乞憐 | [ yaó weǐ qǐ lián ] lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom), fig. to fawn on sb, to bow and scrape, to grovel |
| 搖戰 | [ yaó zhàn ] (literary) to shake with fear |
| 搖手 | [ yaó shoǔ ] to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture), crank handle |
| 搖搖擺擺 | [ yaó yaó baǐ baǐ ] swaggering, staggering, waddling |
| 搖搖欲墜 | [ yaó yaó yù zhuì ] tottering, on the verge of collapse |
| 搖撼 | [ yaó hàn ] to shake, to rock |
| 搖擺 | [ yaó baǐ ] to sway, to wobble, to waver |
| 搖擺不定 | [ yaó baǐ bù dìng ] indecisive, wavering |
| 搖擺州 | [ yaó baǐ zhoū ] swing state (US politics) |
| 搖擺舞 | [ yaó baǐ wǔ ] swing (dance) |
| 搖旗吶喊 | [ yaó qí nà hǎn ] to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on, to give support to |
| 搖晃 | [ yaó huàng ] to rock, to shake, to sway |
| 搖曳 | [ yaó yè ] to sway gently (as in the wind), (of a flame) to flicker |
| 搖曳多姿 | [ yaó yè duō zī ] swaying gently, moving elegantly |
| 搖桿 | [ yaó gǎn ] joystick |
| 搖椅 | [ yaó yǐ ] rocking chair |
| 搖櫓 | [ yaó lǔ ] to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat) |
| 搖櫓船 | [ yaó lǔ chuán ] boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar) |
| 搖滾 | [ yaó gǔn ] rock 'n' roll (music), to rock, to fall off |
| 搖滾樂 | [ yaó gǔn yuè ] rock music, rock 'n roll |
| 搖獎 | [ yaó jiǎng ] to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery) |
| 搖籃 | [ yaó lán ] cradle |
| 搖籃曲 | [ yaó lán qǔ ] lullaby |
| 搖船 | [ yaó chuán ] to scull, to row a boat |
| 搖號 | [ yaó haò ] lottery |
| 搖身 | [ yaó shēn ] lit. to shake one's body, refers to abrupt transformation, same as 搖身一變|摇身一变 |
| 搖身一變 | [ yaó shēn yī biàn ] to change shape in a single shake, fig. to take on a new lease of life |
| 搖錢樹 | [ yaó qián shù ] a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken, a source of easy money (idiom) |
| 搖電話 | [ yaó diàn huà ] (old) to make a phone call |
| 搖頭 | [ yaó toú ] to shake one's head |
| 搖頭丸 | [ yaó toú wán ] Ecstasy, MDMA |
| 搖頭擺尾 | [ yaó toú baǐ weǐ ] to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom), to be well pleased with oneself, to have a lighthearted air |
| ⇒ 不動搖 | [ bù dòng yaó ] unmoved |
| ⇒ 動搖 | [ dòng yaó ] to sway, to waver, to rock, to rattle, to destabilize, to pose a challenge to |
| ⇒ 地動山搖 | [ dì dòng shān yaó ] the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle |
| ⇒ 大搖大擺 | [ dà yaó dà baǐ ] to strut, swaggering |
| ⇒ 天搖地轉 | [ tiān yaó dì zhuǎn ] lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves, momentous changes are underway (idiom) |
| ⇒ 後搖 | [ hoù yaó ] post-rock (music genre) |
| ⇒ 後搖滾 | [ hoù yaó gǔn ] post-rock (music genre) |
| ⇒ 手搖 | [ shoǔ yaó ] hand-cranked |
| ⇒ 手搖柄 | [ shoǔ yaó bǐng ] hand crank |
| ⇒ 手搖風琴 | [ shoǔ yaó fēng qín ] hand organ, hurdy-gurdy |
| ⇒ 手搖飲料 | [ shoǔ yaó yǐn ] hand-mixed drink (of the kind sold at a bubble tea shop) |
| ⇒ 扶搖直上 | [ fú yaó zhí shàng ] to skyrocket, to get quick promotion in one's career |
| ⇒ 招搖 | [ zhaō yaó ] to rock back and forth, (fig.) to act ostentatiously, to brag, to show off |
| ⇒ 招搖撞騙 | [ zhaō yaó zhuàng piàn ] (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority |
| ⇒ 招搖過市 | [ zhaō yaó guò shì ] to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom) |
| ⇒ 搖搖擺擺 | [ yaó yaó baǐ baǐ ] swaggering, staggering, waddling |
| ⇒ 搖搖欲墜 | [ yaó yaó yù zhuì ] tottering, on the verge of collapse |
| ⇒ 橫搖 | [ héng yaó ] rolling motion (of a boat) |
| ⇒ 步搖 | [ bù yaó ] dangling ornament worn by women |
| ⇒ 減搖鰭 | [ jiǎn yaó qí ] fin stabilizer (in ships), anti-roll stabilizer |
| ⇒ 漂搖 | [ yaó ] swaying, tottering, unstable |
| ⇒ 瞪鞋搖滾 | [ dèng xié yaó gǔn ] shoegaze (music genre) |
| ⇒ 縱搖 | [ zòng yaó ] pitching motion (of a boat) |
| ⇒ 風雨漂搖 | [ fēng yǔ yaó ] tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom), (of a situation) unstable |
| ⇒ 風雨飄搖 | [ fēng yǔ yaó ] tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom), (of a situation) unstable |
| ⇒ 飄搖 | [ yaó ] floating in the wind, swaying, tottering, unstable |