摿 (yáo) - Ancient variant form of 摽 (biāo), meaning to & also appears as a variant of 摇 (yáo),

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yáo ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

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摿 · yáo

Ancient variant form of 摽 (biāo), meaning to strike, beat, or brandish;

also appears as a variant of 摇 (yáo), meaning to shake or sway.

Ancient variant form of 摽 (biāo), meaning toalso appears as a variant of 摇 (yáo),

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variant characterancient textcharacter formrare characterinterchangeable charactertextual research

Synonyms

  • 摽— to strike, beat, brandish (original meaning)
  • 摇— to shake, sway, rock (alternative reading)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character appears in ancient texts as a variant form (摿 as variant of 摽).
  • Some scholars interpret it as meaning to brandish a weapon (摿戈).
  • In certain contexts, it may be used interchangeably with 摇 meaning to shake (摿动).
  • This character is rarely used in modern Chinese (现代汉语中很少使用).

Collocations

  • variant character(异体字)
  • ancient text(古籍)
  • character form(字形)
  • rare character(生僻字)
  • interchangeable character(通假字)
  • textual research(考据)

Idioms

  • No commonly used idioms contain this character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This is a rare character primarily found in ancient texts and dictionaries
  • It represents the complexity and variation in Chinese character evolution
  • Such variant characters are important for paleography and textual research

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