| 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 | 摇晃 | 搖晃 | yáo huàng | yao2 huang4 | to rock; to shake; to sway | | |
| 4 | 摇动 | 搖動 | yáo dòng | yao2 dong4 | to shake; to sway | | |
| 5 | 摇摆 | 搖擺 | yáo bǎi | yao2 bai3 | to sway; to wobble; to waver | | |
| 6 | 摇篮 | 搖籃 | yáo lán | yao2 lan2 | cradle | | |
| 7 | 摇曳 | 搖曳 | yáo yè | yao2 ye4 | to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker | | |
| 8 | 摇钱树 | 搖錢樹 | yáo qián shù | yao2 qian2 shu4 | a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken; a source of easy money (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 摇战 | 搖戰 | yáo zhàn | yao2 zhan4 | (literary) to shake with fear | | |
| 10 | 摇身 | 搖身 | yáo shēn | yao2 shen1 | lit. to shake one's body; refers to abrupt transformation; same as 摇身一变 | | |
| 11 | 摇身一变 | 搖身一變 | yáo shēn yī biàn | yao2 shen1 yi1 bian4 | to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life | | |
| 12 | 摇手 | 搖手 | yáo shǒu | yao2 shou3 | to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture); crank handle | | |
| 13 | 摇头摆尾 | 搖頭擺尾 | yáo tóu bǎi wěi | yao2 tou2 bai3 wei3 | to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom); to be well pleased with oneself; to have a lighthearted air | | |
| 14 | 摇头晃脑 | 搖頭晃腦 | yáo tóu huàng nǎo | yao2 tou2 huang4 nao3 | bobbing one's head in a self-satisfied manner (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 摇头丸 | 搖頭丸 | yáo tóu wán | yao2 tou2 wan2 | Ecstasy; MDMA | | |
| 16 | 摇尾乞怜 | 搖尾乞憐 | yáo wěi qǐ lián | yao2 wei3 qi3 lian2 | to fawn on (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 摇摇摆摆 | 搖搖擺擺 | yáo yáo bǎi bǎi | yao2 yao2 bai3 bai3 | swaggering; staggering; waddling | | |
| 18 | 摇摇头 | 搖搖頭 | yáo yáo tóu | Yao2 Yao2 tou2 | Shaking his head | | |
| 19 | 摇摇欲坠 | 搖搖欲墜 | yáo yáo yù zhuì | yao2 yao2 yu4 zhui4 | tottering; on the verge of collapse | | |
| 20 | 摇曳多姿 | 搖曳多姿 | yáo yè duō zī | yao2 ye4 duo1 zi1 | swaying gently; moving elegantly | | |
| 21 | 摇曳生姿 | 搖曳生姿 | yáo yè shēng zī | yao2 ye4 sheng1 zi1 | to sway with willowy motions (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 摇椅 | 搖椅 | yáo yǐ | yao2 yi3 | rocking chair | | |
| 23 | 摇匀 | 搖勻 | yáo yún | yao2 yun2 | to mix by shaking | | |
| 24 | 摇光 | 搖光 | yáo guāng | yao2 guang1 | eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper | | |
| 25 | 摇摆不定 | 搖擺不定 | yáo bǎi bù dìng | yao2 bai3 bu4 ding4 | indecisive; wavering | | |