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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *搖* | 搖* | *搖
to shake / to rock / to row / to crank
HSK 4
to shake one's head
HSK 5
to rock; to shake; to sway
HSK 7-9
to sway / to wobble / to waver
HSK 7-9
cradle (for a baby) / (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc)
HSK 7-9
tottering / on the verge of collapse
HSK 7-9
rock 'n' roll (music) / to rock / to fall off
HSK 7-9
rock music / rock 'n roll
to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture) / crank handle
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *搖* | 搖* | *搖
surname Yao
to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker
joystick
to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life
rocker arm
legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money
rocking chair
to shake / to sway
lullaby
lottery
to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on / to give support to
to shake / to rock
swing (genre of jazz music)
swing (dance)
Alkaid; Eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
to scull / to row a boat
to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat)
lit. to shake one's body / refers to abrupt transformation / same as 搖身一變|摇身一变
to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom) / to be well pleased with oneself / to have a lighthearted air
(literary) to shake with fear
swaggering / staggering / waddling
to mix by shaking
to call people over; to rally people together
(textiles) polar fleece
kiddie ride
indecisive / wavering
swing state (US politics)
swaying gently / moving elegantly
boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)
to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery)
to write for a living
(old) to make a phone call
Ecstasy / MDMA


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