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The character for shaking, traditionally written as "搖", combines the hand radical indicating manual action with the phonetic component "䍃" to form a semantic-phonetic compound that has consistently denoted oscillatory motion. Its structure directly associates the character with physical movement initiated by the hand, while the phonetic element provides its pronunciation. The core meaning of causing something to rock or sway has persisted, yet its application widened over time from describing tangible actions, like shaking a tree or one's head, to abstract uses involving the disturbance of conditions or the expression of doubt. The simplified form "摇" retains this essential composition and meaning, presenting a graphically streamlined version of the phonetic element while leaving the character's fundamental etymological and semantic integrity unchanged.
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他摇头表示反对。
小孩子喜欢摇晃玩具。
大风摇动着树枝。
爷爷坐在摇椅上休息。
他摇手叫我过去。
老师摇铃开始上课。
他们在湖上摇船游玩。
尽管地震摇得厉害，房子却没事。