动
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(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
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Dict coverage rank #32 U+52A8
How 动 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
strength
How to remember it
move · Heisig RSH #735
rising cloud + muscle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 动
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不动 | bù dòng | motionless |
| 动人 | dòng rén | touching; moving |
| 一动不动 | yī dòng bù dòng | motionless |
| 动不动 | dòng bu dòng | (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop … |
| 动心 | dòng xīn | to be moved; to be tempted |
| 心动 | xīn dòng | heartbeat; heart rate; (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest … |
| 生动 | shēng dòng | (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively |
| 地动 | dì dòng | earthquake (old term) |
| 自动 | zì dòng | automatic; voluntarily |
| 拉动 | lā dòng | to pull; (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity); to motivate (people to do sth) |
| 机动性 | jī dòng xìng | flexibility |
| 自动化 | zì dòng huà | to automate |
| 动机 | dòng jī | motive; motivation |
| 机动 | jī dòng | locomotive; motorized; power-driven; adaptable; flexible (use, treatment, timing etc) |
| 自动自发 | zì dòng zì fā | (to act) on one's own initiative |
| 行动 | xíng dòng | operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile |
| 动力学 | dòng lì xué | dynamics (math.); kinetics |
| 动物学 | dòng wù xué | zoological; zoology |
| 电动机 | diàn dòng jī | electric motor |
| 电动力学 | diàn dòng lì xué | electrodynamics |