The kanji 揺 primarily conveys the concept of "shaking," "swinging," "swaying," or "fluctuating." It implies a movement back and forth, up and down, or a state of instability. This can apply to physical objects, emotions, or abstract concepts.

・On-yomi (音読み): ヨウ (you) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ゆ(れる) (yureru), ゆ(る) (yuru), ゆ(さぶる) (yusaburu)

⚫︎ 地震で家が揺れた。 Translation: The house shook during the earthquake. ⚫︎ 気持ちが揺れる。 Translation: My feelings are wavering. ⚫︎ ブランコが揺れている。 Translation: The swing is swinging.

The kanji 揺 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component is 扌 (て - te), the "hand" radical, indicating an action performed with the hand. The phonetic component is 䍃 (you), which provides the sound. Together, they suggest the action of shaking or causing something to sway by using the hand.