动

dòng

(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词, verb

Radical: 力 HSK 1 v, vn pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

动 decomposes into the following components:

云 力

Semantic component: 力.

Words containing 动

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 动.

不动
bù dòng
motionless
主动
zhǔ dòng
to take the initiative
举动
jǔ dòng
act
乱动
luàn dòng
to fiddle with
互动
hù dòng
interactive
从动
cóng dòng
-driven (of mechanism, driven by a component)
传动
chuán dòng
drive (transmission in an engine)
促动
cù dòng
to motivate
倾动
qīng dòng
to admire
冲动
chōng dòng
to have an urge
出动
chū dòng
to start out on a trip
制动
zhì dòng
brake

Related characters (radical 力)

Characters that share the radical 力.

力 劝 办 功 加 劢 劣 劦 助 努 劫 劬 劭 励 劲 劳 劵 劼 劾 势 勁 勃 勇 勈

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