| 1 | 摇 | 搖 | yáo | Yao2 | to shake; to rock; to row; to crank; to shake; to rock; to row; to crank | | |
| 2 | 摇头 | 搖頭 | yáo tóu | yao2 tou2 | to shake one's head | | |
| 3 | 动摇 | 動搖 | dòng yáo | dong4 yao2 | to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to | | |
| 4 | 摇晃 | 搖晃 | yáo huàng | yao2 huang4 | to rock; to shake; to sway | | |
| 5 | 摇动 | 搖動 | yáo dòng | yao2 dong4 | to shake; to sway | | |
| 6 | 摇摆 | 搖擺 | yáo bǎi | yao2 bai3 | to sway; to wobble; to waver | | |
| 7 | 摇篮 | 搖籃 | yáo lán | yao2 lan2 | cradle | | |
| 8 | 摇曳 | 搖曳 | yáo yè | yao2 ye4 | to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker | | |
| 9 | 招摇撞骗 | 招搖撞騙 | zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn | zhao1 yao2 zhuang4 pian4 | (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority | | |
| 10 | 后摇 | 後搖 | hòu yáo | hou4 yao2 | post-rock (music genre) | | |
| 11 | 天摇地转 | 天搖地轉 | tiān yáo dì zhuǎn | tian1 yao2 di4 zhuan3 | lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves; momentous changes are underway (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 手摇风琴 | 手搖風琴 | shǒu yáo fēng qín | shou3 yao2 feng1 qin2 | hand organ; hurdy-gurdy | | |
| 13 | 手摇柄 | 手搖柄 | shǒu yáo bǐng | shou3 yao2 bing3 | hand crank | | |
| 14 | 手摇 | 手搖 | shǒu yáo | shou3 yao2 | hand-cranked | | |
| 15 | 漂摇 | 漂搖 | piāo yáo | piao1 yao2 | floating in the wind; swaying; tottering; unstable; swaying; tottering; unstable | | |
| 16 | 后摇臂 | 後搖臂 | hòu yáo bì | hou4 Yao2 bi4 | Rear swingarm | | |
| 17 | 纵摇 | 縱搖 | zòng yáo | zong4 yao2 | pitching motion (of a boat) | | |
| 18 | 横摇 | 橫搖 | héng yáo | heng2 yao2 | rolling motion (of a boat) | | |
| 19 | 扶摇直上 | 扶搖直上 | fú yáo zhí shàng | fu2 yao2 zhi2 shang4 | to skyrocket; to get quick promotion in one's career | | |
| 20 | 扶摇羊角 | 扶搖羊角 | fú yáo yáng jiǎo | fu2 yao2 yang2 jiao3 | a raging cyclone (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 动摇悲观 | 動搖悲觀 | dòng yáo bēi guān | dong4 yao2 bei1 guan1 | to waver and grow pessimistic (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 东摇西晃 | 東搖西晃 | dōng yáo xī huàng | dong1 yao2 xi1 huang4 | to roll oneself from side to side (idiom) | | |
| 23 | 地动山摇 | 地動山搖 | dì dòng shān yáo | di4 dong4 shan1 yao2 | the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle | | |
| 24 | 瞪鞋摇滚 | 瞪鞋搖滾 | dèng xié yáo gǔn | deng4 xie2 yao2 gun3 | shoegaze (music genre) | | |
| 25 | 翠竹摇曳 | 翠竹搖曳 | cuì zhú yáo yè | cui4 zhu2 yao2 ye4 | Green bamboo sways in the breeze. (idiom) | | |