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摇 (yáo): to shake

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 5verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to shake
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 13
Radical: 扌
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to shake
to rock
to row
to crank
surname Yao

Chinese explanation

摇是中文里的一个姓氏，读作yáo。这个姓氏在日常生活中比较少见，但仍有人使用。遇到姓摇的人时，可以直接称呼其姓名。

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Example sentences

My mother's surname is Yao; this surname is very rare.

May I ask your honorable surname? My surname is Yao.

There are two classmates surnamed Yao in our class.

Do you know someone named Yao Ming? He is my neighbor.

In China, people with the surname Yao are not many, but they are widely distributed.

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