扤 (wù) - To shake & to sway

扤Tone 4

wù ｜ 6 strokes ｜ radical: 扌

万响

扤 · wù

To shake;

to sway;

to be unstable;

to rock back and forth.

To shaketo swayto be unstable

Usage highlights

To swayShakingUnstableRockingTo shake somethingWind swaying

Synonyms

  • 摇— to shake, to rock
  • 晃— to sway, to shake
  • 动— to move, to shake

Antonyms

  • 稳— stable, steady
  • 定— fixed, settled

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The wind causes the tree to sway (风扤树).
  • The boat was rocking on the waves (船在浪中扤).
  • He shook the table to test its stability (他扤了扤桌子).

Collocations

  • To sway(扤动)
  • Shaking(扤摇)
  • Unstable(扤荡)
  • Rocking(扤摆)
  • To shake something(扤一扤)
  • Wind swaying(风扤)

Idioms

  • Like a boat rocking in the waves(如舟扤浪)
  • Shaking the mountains and rivers(扤山扤河)
  • Unsettled and unstable(扤扤不安)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in classical and literary Chinese to describe unstable or swaying motion.
  • Often appears in poetic descriptions of natural phenomena like trees swaying in wind or boats rocking on water.

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