| 摇 | yáo | shake; to rock |
| 摇头 | yáo tóu | to shake one's head |
| 摇动 | yáo dòng | to shake; to sway |
| 摇摆 | yáo bǎi | to sway; to wobble; to waver |
| 摇晃 | yáo huàng | to rock; to shake; to sway |
| 摇篮 | yáo lán | cradle |
| 摇摇欲坠 | yáo yáo yù zhuì | tottering; on the verge of collapse |
| 摇杆 | yáo gǎn | rocker; rocking lever |
| 摇身一变 | yáo shēn yī biàn | to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life |
| 摇曳 | yáo yè | to flicker (of flame); to sway; to bend (in the wind); to oscillate; to flutter; free and untied; loose |
| 摇光 | yáo guāng | eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper |
| 摇摇摆摆 | yáo yáo bǎi bǎi | swaggering; staggering; waddling |
| 摇摆不定 | yáo bǎi bù dìng | indecisive; wavering |
| 摇摆舞 | yáo bǎi wǔ | swing (dance) |
| 摇旗呐喊 | yáo qí nà hǎn | to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on; to give support to |
| 摇曳多姿 | yáo yè duō zī | swaying gently; moving elegantly |
| 摇橹 | yáo lǔ | to scull; to row |
| 摇滚 | yáo gǔn | to shake and boil; rock and roll (music) |
| 摇滚乐 | yáo gǔn yuè | rock music; rock 'n roll |
| 摇船 | yáo chuán | to scull; to row a boat |
| 摇身 | yáo shēn | lit. to shake one's body; refers to abrupt transformation; same as 摇身一变 |
| 摇钱树 | yáo qián shù | a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken; a source of easy money (idiom) |
| 摇头丸 | yáo tóu wán | Ecstasy; MDMA |
