Chinese Character 动 Meanings and components.

Form

动

Meaning

动 meaning[3] in English

(Of Sth) To Move.

To Set In Movement.

To Displace.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 动 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (classical) to say (云) , and surname Li (力)

Its radical[1] is: 力 (li4) which means: Surname Li, .力li4surname Li

In cangjie it is written with MIKS

How to write 动

To write动dong4(of sth) … you should write a combination of 云yun2(classical) to … , 力li4surname Li arranged in a 吅 shape:

云 + 力 = 动

动 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 动 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 动, looks as follow:

动
Pinyin:dong4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: (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
云
Pinyin:yun2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Classical) To Say
二
Pinyin:er4
Meaning[3]: Two . 2 . (Beijing Dialect) Stupid
厶
Pinyin:si1
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 某[Mou3]
力
Pinyin:li4
Meaning[3]: Surname Li

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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