動

See also: 动, 働, and 重力

動	U+52D5, 動 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-52D5

← 勔
[U+52D4]

CJK Unified Ideographs

勖 →
[U+52D6]

Translingual

Han character

動 (Kangxi radical 19, 力+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹土大尸 (HGKS), four-corner 2412₇, composition ⿰重力)

Derived characters

働𠘃㗢慟㷲憅勲𧜻

References

KangXi: page 148, character 14
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2390
Dae Jaweon: page 333, character 24
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 375, character 6
Unihan data for U+52D5

Chinese

trad.		動
simp.		动^*
alternative forms		𨔝㣫勭

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 動
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (重) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
撞	rdoːŋ, rdoːŋs
幢	rdoːŋ, rdoːŋs
橦	rdoːŋ, doːŋ, *tjoŋ
噇	*rdoːŋ
𩪘	*rdoːŋ
艟	rdoːŋs, tʰjoŋ
憧	rdoːŋs, tʰjoŋ
畽	tʰoːnʔ, tʰuːnʔ
董	*toːŋʔ
蕫	toːŋʔ, doːŋ
箽	*toːŋʔ
懂	*toːŋʔ
湩	toːŋs, tuːŋʔ, *toŋs
曈	tʰoːŋ, tʰoːŋʔ, *doːŋ
童	*doːŋ
僮	*doːŋ
瞳	*doːŋ
罿	doːŋ, tʰjoŋ
犝	*doːŋ
潼	doːŋ, tʰjoŋ
穜	doːŋ, doŋ
動	*doːŋʔ
慟	*doːŋs
堹	*toŋs
諥	*toŋs
蹱	tʰoŋ, tʰoŋs, *tjoŋ
重	doŋ, doŋʔ, *doŋs
緟	doŋ, doŋs
蝩	*doŋ
褈	doŋ, tʰjoŋ
鐘	tjoŋ, tjoŋ
鍾	*tjoŋ
籦	*tjoŋ
種	tjoŋʔ, tjoŋs
腫	*tjoŋʔ
踵	*tjoŋʔ
歱	*tjoŋʔ
喠	tjoŋʔ, tʰjoŋʔ
偅	*tjoŋs
衝	*tʰjoŋ
揰	*tʰjoŋs
尰	*djoŋʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *doːŋʔ) : phonetic 重 (OC *doŋ, *doŋʔ, *doŋs) + semantic 力 (“strength”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): dòng (dong⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥˋ
(Chengdu, SP): dong⁴
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дун (dun, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): dung⁶
(Taishan, Wiktionary): uung⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): tung⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): thûng / thung
(Meixian, Guangdong): tung¹ / tung⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): dung³
Min Bei (KCR): dòng
Min Dong (BUC): dông
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): tǎng / tāng / tǒng / tōng
(Teochew, Peng'im): tang⁶ / dang⁶ / dong⁶
Wu (Wiktionary): don (T3)
Xiang (Wiktionary): dong⁵ / dong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dòng
  - Wade–Giles: tung⁴
  - Yale: dùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donq
  - Palladius: дун (dun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: dong⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dung
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /toŋ²¹³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дун (dun, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuŋ⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dung⁶
  - Yale: duhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dung⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: uung⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɵŋ³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: tung⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰuŋ¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thûng / thung
  - Hakka Romanization System: tung´ / tung
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tung¹ / tung⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰuŋ²⁴/, /tʰuŋ⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: tung¹ / tung⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰʊŋ⁴⁴/, /tʰʊŋ⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: dung³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /tũŋ⁴⁵/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: dòng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔŋ⁴²/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dông
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /touŋ²⁴²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǎng
  - Tâi-lô: tǎng
  - IPA (Jinjiang): /taŋ³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /taŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāng
  - Tâi-lô: tāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dang
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /taŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /taŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǒng
  - Tâi-lô: tǒng
  - IPA (Jinjiang): /tɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōng
  - Tâi-lô: tōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dong
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ³³/

Note:

tǎng/tāng - vernacular;
tǒng/tōng - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: tang⁶ / dang⁶ / dong⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thăng / tăng / tŏng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaŋ³⁵/, /taŋ³⁵/, /toŋ³⁵/

Note:

dang6/tang6 - vernacular;
dong6 - literary.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: don (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d̥ʊŋ²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: dong⁵ / dong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /tʊŋ²¹/, /tʊŋ⁴⁵/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /tən²¹/, /tən⁴⁵/

Note:

dong5 - vernacular;
dong4 - literary.

Middle Chinese: /duŋ^X/

Rime
Character	動
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	東 (1)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	徒揔切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/duŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/duŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/duŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dəwŋ^X/
Li Rong	/duŋ^X/
Wang Li	/duŋ^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/dʱuŋ^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dòng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	dung⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[Cə-m-]tˤoŋʔ/
(Zhengzhang): /*doːŋʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	動
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	dòng
Middle Chinese	‹ duwng^X ›
Old Chinese	/*[Cə-m-]tˁoŋʔ/
English	move
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	動
Reading #	1/1
No.	17449
Phonetic component	重
Rime group	東
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	動
Old Chinese	/*doːŋʔ/

Definitions

動

(transitive or intransitive) to move
坐著不動／坐着不动 ― zuò zhe bù dòng ― to sit still and not move
動來動去／动来动去 ― dòng lái dòng qù ― to move around
我的東西你不要動。 [MSC, trad.]
我的东西你不要动。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ de dōngxi nǐ bùyào dòng. [Pinyin]
Don't move my stuff.
誰動過我的電腦？／谁动过我的电脑？ ― Shéi dòng guò wǒ de diànnǎo? ― Who used my computer?
- 五月斯螽動股，六月莎雞振羽。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
  五月斯螽动股，六月莎鸡振羽。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Wǔyuè sīzhōng dòng gǔ, liùyuè shājī zhènyǔ. [Pinyin]
  In the fifth month, the locust moves its legs;
  In the sixth month, the spinner sounds its wings.
- 啊！微風吹動了我的頭髮，教我如何不想她？ [MSC, trad.]
  啊！微风吹动了我的头发，教我如何不想她？ [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1920, Liu Bannong, 教我如何不想她
  A! Wēifēng chuī dòng le wǒ de tóufà, jiào wǒ rúhé bù xiǎng tā? [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
to act
輕舉妄動／轻举妄动 ― qīngjǔwàngdòng ― to act rashly
- 為民父母，使民盻盻然，將終歲勤動，不得以養父母。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  为民父母，使民盻盻然，将终岁勤动，不得以养父母。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE
  Wéi mín fùmǔ, shǐ mín xìxì rán, jiāng zhōngsuì qíndòng, bù dé yǐ yǎng fùmǔ. [Pinyin]
  When the parent of the people causes the people to wear looks of distress, and, after the whole year's toil, yet not to be able to nourish their parents[...]
- 故兵以詐立，以利動，以分合為變者也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  故兵以诈立，以利动，以分合为变者也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Art of War, circa 5^th century BCE
  Gù bīng yǐ zhà lì, yǐ lì dòng, yǐ fēnhé wéi biàn zhě yě. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
- 農村各類互助合作組織和各階層群眾，已經程度不同地普遍地動起來了。 [MSC, trad.]
  农村各类互助合作组织和各阶层群众，已经程度不同地普遍地动起来了。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1955, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《關於農業合作化問題》 (On the co-operative transformation of agriculture), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
  Nóngcūn gè lèi hùzhù hézuò zǔzhī hé gè jiēcéng qúnzhòng, yǐjīng chéngdù bùtóng dì pǔbiàn dì dòng qǐlái le. [Pinyin]
  With the rise and spread of rural co-operation, mutual-aid and co-operative organizations of various types and the people of various strata in the rural areas are all on the move to a greater or lesser degree.
to alter; to change the state of
改動／改动 ― gǎidòng ― to alter
- 十三大政治報告是經過黨的代表大會通過的，一個字都不能動。 [MSC, trad.]
  十三大政治报告是经过党的代表大会通过的，一个字都不能动。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 李颖 (5 October 2012), “邓小平：十三大政治报告，“一个字都不能动””, in 记者观察, issue 10, ISSN 1004-3799, page 64
  Shísān dà zhèngzhì bàogào shì jīngguò dǎng de dàibiǎo dàhuì tōngguò de, yī ge zì dōu bùnéng dòng. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
to use
動筆／动笔 ― dòngbǐ ― to write
動腦筋／动脑筋 ― dòngnǎojīn ― to use one's head
to move; to touch (emotionally)
動人／动人 ― dòngrén ― moving
動感情／动感情 ― dòng gǎnqíng ― to be carried away with emotion (usually feelings of love)
不為親情所動／不为亲情所动 ― bù wéi qīnqíng suǒ dòng ― (please add an English translation of this example)
(dialectal, chiefly in the negative) to eat; to drink
不動葷腥／不动荤腥 ― bù dòng hūnxīng ― to never eat meat or fish
(literary) easily; always
動以萬計／动以万计 ― dòng yǐ wàn jì ― (please add an English translation of this example)
(grammar) Short for 動詞／动词 (dòngcí, “verb”).

Synonyms

(to move): (Cantonese) 喐 (juk1)
(easily; always): 動不動／动不动 (dòngbùdòng), 動輒／动辄 (dòngzhé)

Compounds

Derived terms from 動

一舉一動／一举一动 (yījǔyīdòng)
不動尊／不动尊
不動產／不动产 (bùdòngchǎn)
不為所動／不为所动 (bùwéisuǒdòng)
主動／主动 (zhǔdòng)
主動式／主动式 (zhǔdòngshì)
主動脈／主动脉 (zhǔdòngmài)
互動／互动 (hùdòng)
互動式／互动式 (hùdòngshì)
他動／他动
他動詞／他动词 (tādòngcí)
使動／使动 (shǐdòng)
傳動／传动 (chuándòng)
傳動帶／传动带
傳動比／传动比
傾動／倾动
內動詞／内动词 (nèidòngcí)
出動／出动 (chūdòng)
制動器／制动器 (zhìdòngqì)
助動詞／助动词 (zhùdòngcí)
動不動／动不动 (dòngbùdòng)
動不得／动不得
動亂／动乱 (dòngluàn)
動事／动事
動人／动人 (dòngrén, “moving, touching”)
動人心弦／动人心弦 (dòngrénxīnxián)
動作／动作 (dòngzuò, “action, movement, motion”)
動作片／动作片 (dòngzuòpiàn)
動使／动使
動兵／动兵 (dòngbīng)
動刀／动刀 (dòngdāo)
動刀兵／动刀兵 (dòng dāobīng)
動刑／动刑 (dòngxíng)
動力／动力 (dònglì)
動力學／动力学 (dònglìxué)
動力機／动力机 (dònglìjī)
動勁／动劲
動勁兒／动劲儿
動勞／动劳
動勢／动势
動口／动口
動名詞／动名词 (dòngmíngcí)
動向／动向 (dòngxiàng)
動員／动员 (dòngyuán, “to mobilise”)
動員令／动员令 (dòngyuánlìng)
動問／动问 (dòngwèn, “to query”)
動嘴／动嘴 (dòngzuǐ)
動因／动因
動土／动土 (dòngtǔ)
動容／动容 (dòngróng)
動工／动工 (dònggōng)
動干戈／动干戈
動彈／动弹 (dòngtán)
動心／动心 (dòngxīn)
動心眼兒／动心眼儿
動念／动念 (dòngniàn)
動怒／动怒 (dòngnù)
動息／动息
動情／动情 (dòngqíng)
動情素／动情素
動意／动意
動感／动感 (dònggǎn)
動態／动态 (dòngtài)
動態助詞／动态助词 (dòngtài zhùcí)
動憚／动惮
動手／动手 (dòngshǒu, “to touch/hit/get to work”)
動手動腳／动手动脚 (dòngshǒudòngjiǎo)
動手腳／动手脚 (dòngshǒujiǎo)
動手術／动手术 (dòng shǒushù)
動換／动换
動搖／动摇 (dòngyáo)
動撣／动掸
動支／动支
動植物／动植物 (dòngzhíwù)
動機／动机 (dòngjī, “motive, intention”)
動止／动止
動武／动武 (dòngwǔ)
動氣／动气 (dòngqì)
動滑輪／动滑轮
動漫畫／动漫画
動火／动火
動煩／动烦
動熱／动热
動物／动物 (dòngwù, “animal”)
動物園／动物园 (dòngwùyuán, “zoo”)
動物學／动物学 (dòngwùxué, “zoology”)
動物油／动物油 (dòngwùyóu)
動物澱粉／动物淀粉
動物纖維／动物纤维 (dòngwù xiānwéi)
動物膠／动物胶
動產／动产 (dòngchǎn)
動用／动用 (dòngyòng)
動畫／动画 (dònghuà)
動畫片／动画片 (dònghuàpiàn)
動盪／动荡
動目／动目
動窩／动窝

動筆／动笔 (dòngbǐ)
動粗／动粗 (dòngcū)
動聽／动听 (dòngtīng)
動肝火／动肝火
動能／动能 (dòngnéng)
動脈／动脉 (dòngmài, “artery”)
動脈瘤／动脉瘤 (dòngmàiliú)
動脈硬化／动脉硬化 (dòngmài yìnghuà)
動腦／动脑
動腦筋／动脑筋 (dòng nǎojīn)
動興／动兴
動舌／动舌
動蕩／动荡 (dòngdàng, “turbulent, unrest”)
動詞／动词 (dòngcí, “verb”)
動議／动议 (dòngyì)
動身／动身 (dòngshēn, “to start, to set out”)
動輒／动辄 (dòngzhé)
動輪／动轮
動轉／动转
動遷戶／动迁户
動量／动量 (dòngliàng)
動量詞／动量词 (dòngliàngcí)
動電學／动电学
動靜／动静 (dòngjìng, “movement, activity”)
動響／动响
動魄／动魄
動魄驚心／动魄惊心
勞動／劳动 (láodòng)
勞動力／劳动力 (láodònglì)
勞動日／劳动日
勞動節／劳动节 (láodòngjié)
勞動者／劳动者 (láodòngzhě)
勞師動眾／劳师动众 (láoshīdòngzhòng)
半自動／半自动 (bànzìdòng)
原動力／原动力 (yuándònglì)
反動／反动 (fǎndòng)
同動詞／同动词
哄動／哄动 (hōngdòng)
啟動／启动 (qǐdòng)
嚅動／嚅动
地動／地动 (dìdòng)
地動儀／地动仪
外動詞／外动词 (wàidòngcí)
大動亂／大动乱
大動作／大动作
大動干戈／大动干戈
大動肝火／大动肝火 (dàdònggānhuǒ)
大動脈／大动脉 (dàdòngmài)
天動說／天动说
好動／好动 (hàodòng)
妄動／妄动 (wàngdòng)
小動作／小动作 (xiǎodòngzuò)
巋然不動／岿然不动 (kuīránbùdòng)
帶動／带动 (dàidòng)
帶動唱／带动唱
引動／引动 (yǐndòng)
律動／律动 (lǜdòng)
律動感／律动感
心動／心动 (xīndòng)
快動作／快动作
悸動／悸动 (jìdòng)
意動用法／意动用法 (yìdòng yòngfǎ)
感動／感动 (gǎndòng)
慢動作／慢动作 (màndòngzuò)
扇動／扇动 (shāndòng)
手動／手动 (shǒudòng)
打動／打动 (dǎdòng)
扭動／扭动 (niǔdòng)
抖動／抖动 (dǒudòng)
抽動／抽动 (chōudòng)
拂動／拂动
拱動／拱动
挑動／挑动 (tiǎodòng)
挪動／挪动 (nuódòng)
挫動／挫动 (cuòdòng)
振動／振动 (zhèndòng)
掀動／掀动 (xiāndòng)
推動／推动 (tuīdòng)
揮動／挥动 (huīdòng)
搏動／搏动 (bódòng)
搐動／搐动
搖動／摇动 (yáodòng)
搬動／搬动 (bāndòng)
撥動／拨动 (bōdòng)
撩動／撩动
撼動／撼动 (hàndòng)
擺動／摆动 (bǎidòng)
擺動波／摆动波
擾動／扰动
攝動／摄动 (shèdòng)
攪動／搅动 (jiǎodòng)
改動／改动 (gǎidòng)
晃動／晃动 (huàngdòng)
暴動／暴动 (bàodòng)
更動／更动 (gēngdòng)
橈動脈／桡动脉 (ráodòngmài)

機動／机动 (jīdòng)
機動性／机动性 (jīdòngxìng)
歆動／歆动
泛動／泛动
波動／波动 (bōdòng)
洶動／汹动
活動／活动 (huódòng)
流動／流动 (liúdòng)
流動性／流动性 (liúdòngxìng)
浮動／浮动 (fúdòng)
減動／减动
滑動／滑动 (huádòng)
滑動面／滑动面
滾動／滚动 (gǔndòng)
激動／激动 (jīdòng)
烘動／烘动
煽動／煽动 (shāndòng)
牽動／牵动 (qiāndòng)
生動／生动 (shēngdòng)
異動／异动 (yìdòng)
發動／发动 (fādòng)
發動機／发动机 (fādòngjī)
盲動／盲动 (mángdòng)
移動／移动 (yídòng)
竄動／窜动
章動／章动 (zhāngdòng)
策動／策动 (cèdòng)
總動員／总动员 (zǒngdòngyuán)
翕動／翕动 (xīdòng)
翻動／翻动 (fāndòng)
聳動／耸动 (sǒngdòng)
肺動脈／肺动脉 (fèidòngmài)
胎動／胎动 (tāidòng)
能動／能动 (néngdòng)
脈動／脉动 (màidòng)
脈動星／脉动星
自動／自动 (zìdòng)
自動化／自动化 (zìdònghuà)
自動門／自动门 (zìdòngmén)
興動／兴动
舉動／举动 (jǔdòng)
舞動／舞动 (wǔdòng)
萌動／萌动 (méngdòng)
蟻動／蚁动
蠕動／蠕动 (rúdòng)
蠢動／蠢动 (chǔndòng)
行動／行动 (xíngdòng)
行動派／行动派
衝動／冲动 (chōngdòng)
被動／被动 (bèidòng)
被動式／被动式 (bèidòngshì)
觸動／触动 (chùdòng)
說動／说动 (shuōdòng)
調動／调动 (diàodòng)
譟動／噪动
警動／警动
變動／变动 (biàndòng)
賣動／卖动
走動／走动 (zǒudòng)
起動／起动 (qǐdòng)
起動器／起动器
跳動／跳动 (tiàodòng)
躁動／躁动 (zàodòng)
躍動／跃动 (yuèdòng)
轉動／转动 (zhuǎndòng)
轟動／轰动 (hōngdòng)
運動／运动 (yùndòng)
運動員／运动员 (yùndòngyuán)
運動場／运动场 (yùndòngchǎng)
運動家／运动家
運動會／运动会 (yùndònghuì)
運動衫／运动衫 (yùndòngshān)
運動鞋／运动鞋 (yùndòngxié)
過動兒／过动儿
那動／那动
閃動／闪动 (shǎndòng)
開動／开动 (kāidòng)
雷動／雷动 (léidòng)
電動／电动 (diàndòng)
電動機／电动机 (diàndòngjī)
電動車／电动车 (diàndòngchē)
震動／震动 (zhèndòng)
靈動／灵动 (língdòng)
響動兒／响动儿
頸動脈／颈动脉 (jǐngdòngmài)
顫動／颤动 (chàndòng)
風動／风动
飄動／飘动 (piāodòng)
騷動／骚动 (sāodòng)
驅動／驱动 (qūdòng)
驚動／惊动 (jīngdòng)
鬆動／松动 (sōngdòng)
鬧動／闹动
鬨動／哄动
魄動／魄动
鼓動／鼓动 (gǔdòng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (動):

→ Japanese: 動(どう) (dō)
→ Korean: 동(動) (dong)
→ Vietnamese: động (動)

Japanese

Kanji

動

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

movement, to move

Readings

Go-on: ず (zu)^{←づ (du, historical)}
Kan-on: とう (tō)^{←とう (tou, historical)}
Kan’yō-on: どう (dō, Jōyō)^{←どう (dou, historical)}
Kun: うごく (ugoku, 動く, Jōyō); うごかす (ugokasu, 動かす, Jōyō); うごき (ugoki, 動き); ややもすれば (yayamosureba, 動もすれば)
Nanori: るぎ (rugi); いつ (itsu)

Compounds

運(うん)動(どう) (undō): exercise, athletics
鼓(こ)動(どう) (kodō): beat, pound
動(どう)画(が) (dōga): video
動(どう)詞(し) (dōshi): verb

References

“動” in: 諸橋轍次 (Morohashi Tetsuji), chief ed. 大漢和辞典 (Dai Kan-Wa Jiten, “Comprehensive Chinese–Japanese Dictionary”). 13 vols. 1955–1960. Revised and enlarged ed. 1984–1986. Tokyo: Taishukan.

Korean

Hanja

動 (eumhun 움직일 동 (umjigil dong))

Hanja form^? of 동 (“move”).

Vietnamese

Han character

動: Hán Nôm readings: động, đụng

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