Usage of the character 搖

surname Yao

yáo

摇

[搖]

to shake
to rock
to row
to crank

yáoshǒu

摇手

[搖手]

to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture)
crank handle

piāoyáo

漂摇

[漂搖]

swaying
tottering
unstable

yáotóu

摇头

[搖頭]

to shake one's head

yáohàn

摇撼

[搖撼]

to shake
to rock

héngyáo

横摇

[橫搖]

rolling motion (of a boat)

zhāoyáo

招摇

[招搖]

to rock back and forth
(fig.) to act ostentatiously
to brag
to show off

yáochuán

摇船

[搖船]

to scull
to row a boat

yáogǔn

摇滚

[搖滾]

rock 'n' roll (music)
to rock
to fall off

yáohuàng

摇晃

[搖晃]

to rock; to shake; to sway

yáogǎn

摇杆

[搖桿]

joystick

piāoyáo

飘摇

[飄搖]

floating in the wind
swaying
tottering
unstable

yáoyǐ

摇椅

[搖椅]

rocking chair

yáoyè

摇曳

[搖曳]

to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker

yáoguāng

摇光

[搖光]

eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

yáolǔ

摇橹

[搖櫓]

to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat)

yáodòng

摇动

[搖動]

to shake
to sway

yáoshēn

摇身

[搖身]

lit. to shake one's body
refers to abrupt transformation
same as 搖身一變／摇身一变

yáozhàn

摇战

[搖戰]

(literary) to shake with fear

yáoyún

摇匀

[搖勻]

to mix by shaking

yáobǎi

摇摆

[搖擺]

to sway
to wobble
to waver

yáobì

摇臂

[搖臂]

rocker arm

zòngyáo

纵摇

[縱搖]

pitching motion (of a boat)

dòngyáo

动摇

[動搖]

to sway
to waver
to rock
to rattle
to destabilize
to pose a challenge to

hòuyáo

后摇

[後搖]

post-rock (music genre)

yáohào

摇号

[搖號]

lottery

shǒuyáo

手摇

[手搖]

hand-cranked

yáojiǎng

摇奖

[搖獎]

to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery)

bùyáo

步摇

[步搖]

dangling ornament worn by women

yáolán

摇篮

[搖籃]

cradle

yáolǔchuán

摇橹船

[搖櫓船]

boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)

yáodiànhuà

摇电话

[搖電話]

(old) to make a phone call

jiǎnyáoqí

减摇鳍

[減搖鰭]

fin stabilizer (in ships)
anti-roll stabilizer

bùdòngyáo

不动摇

[不動搖]

unmoved

yáobǎiyuè

摇摆乐

[搖擺樂]

swing (genre of jazz music)

yáobǎiwǔ

摇摆舞

[搖擺舞]

swing (dance)

yáoqiánshù

摇钱树

[搖錢樹]

a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
a source of easy money (idiom)

yáobǎizhōu

摇摆州

[搖擺州]

swing state (US politics)

yáolánqǔ

摇篮曲

[搖籃曲]

lullaby

yáotóuwán

摇头丸

[搖頭丸]

Ecstasy
MDMA

hòuyáogǔn

后摇滚

[後搖滾]

post-rock (music genre)

yáogǔnyuè

摇滚乐

[搖滾樂]

rock music
rock 'n roll

shǒuyáobǐng

手摇柄

[手搖柄]

hand crank

zhāoyáozhuàngpiàn

招摇撞骗

[招搖撞騙]

(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority

yáoshēnyībiàn

摇身一变

[搖身一變]

to change shape in a single shake
fig. to take on a new lease of life

shǒuyáoyǐnliào

手摇饮料

[手搖飲料]

hand-mixed drink (of the kind sold at a bubble tea shop)

yáoyáoyùzhuì

摇摇欲坠

[搖搖欲墜]

tottering
on the verge of collapse

yáoyèduōzī

摇曳多姿

[搖曳多姿]

swaying gently
moving elegantly

dìdòngshānyáo

地动山摇

[地動山搖]

the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle

zhāoyáoguòshì

招摇过市

[招搖過市]

to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)

fēngyǔpiāoyáo

风雨漂摇

[風雨漂搖]

tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
(of a situation) unstable

yáoyáobǎibǎi

摇摇摆摆

[搖搖擺擺]

swaggering
staggering
waddling

fúyáozhíshàng

扶摇直上

[扶搖直上]

to skyrocket
to get quick promotion in one's career

yáowěiqǐlián

摇尾乞怜

[搖尾乞憐]

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

yáoqínàhǎn

摇旗呐喊

[搖旗吶喊]

to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on
to give support to

shǒuyáofēngqín

手摇风琴

[手搖風琴]

hand organ
hurdy-gurdy

fēngyǔpiāoyáo

风雨飘摇

[風雨飄搖]

tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
(of a situation) unstable

dàyáodàbǎi

大摇大摆

[大搖大擺]

to strut
swaggering

yáobǎibùdìng

摇摆不定

[搖擺不定]

indecisive
wavering

dèngxiéyáogǔn

瞪鞋摇滚

[瞪鞋搖滾]

shoegaze (music genre)

yáotóubǎiwěi

摇头摆尾

[搖頭擺尾]

to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
to be well pleased with oneself
to have a lighthearted air

tiānyáodìzhuǎn

天摇地转

[天搖地轉]

lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
momentous changes are underway (idiom)