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搖頭 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
搖頭 ＝ 搖 ＋ 頭
ㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ · yáotóu
verb — to shake one's head (in refusal or doubt)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

搖to shake; to wave (搖動)yáo
頭head (頭髮)tóu
搖頭，搖動的搖，頭髮的頭。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

手（扌）一動，頭（頭）就左右搖。
A hand-motion (扌), and the head (頭) swings side to side.
記憶法
關 · Related
點頭diǎntóuto nod — the yes to this no搖動yáodòngto rock something — the same 搖