Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 重 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (動)
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Historical Evolution
动
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
动 / 動 [dòng]
(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[dòngcí], verb
Japanese
motion
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
動 ゆるぎ
Yurugi female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
活动 [huódòng] #1,071
to exercise
行动 [xíngdòng] #526
operation
运动 [yùndòng] #1,446
to move
动作 [dòngzuò] #1,030
movement
动物 [dòngwù] #1,116
animal
激动 [jīdòng] #1,357
to move emotionally
移动 [yídòng] #2,050
to move
启动 [qǐdòng] #2,270
to start (a machine)
劳动 [láodòng] #8,459
work
主动 [zhǔdòng] #3,334
to take the initiative
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 動く [うごく] #204
to move
⭐ 動き [うごき] #630
movement
⭐ 行動 [こうどう] #652
action
⭐ 動かす [うごかす] #715
to move
⭐ 移動 [いどう] #852
movement
⭐ 活動 [かつどう] #1,235
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.)
⭐ 動揺 [どうよう] #1,778
shaking
⭐ 動物 [どうぶつ] #2,066
animal
⭐ 感動 [かんどう] #2,200
being deeply moved emotionally
⭐ 運動 [うんどう] #2,457
exercise
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