Chinese Character 動 Meanings and components.

Form

動

Meaning

動 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 動 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to repeat (重) , and surname Li (力)

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

In cangjie it is written with HGKS

How to write 動

To write動dong4(of sth) … you should write a combination of 重zhong4to repeat , 力li4surname Li arranged in a 吅 shape:

重 + 力 = 動

動 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

動
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
重
Pinyin:zhong4 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: To Repeat . Repetition . Again . Re- . Classifier: Layer
千
Pinyin:qian1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Thousand
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10
里
Pinyin:li3
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 裡|里[Li3]
田
Pinyin:tian2
Meaning[3]: Surname Tian
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
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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