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 Dictionary: 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

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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／形声, OC *doːŋʔ) : phonetic 重 (OC *doŋ, *doŋʔ, *doŋs) + semantic 力 (“strength”).

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 動

1. (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？ [MSC, trad.]
   谁动过我的电脑？ [MSC, simp.]

   Shéi dòng guò wǒ de diànnǎo? [Pinyin]

   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 usage example)

2. 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 usage 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.

3. 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 (2012 October 5) “邓小平：十三大政治报告，“一个字都不能动””, in 记者观察, number 10, →ISSN, 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 usage example)

4. to use

   動筆／动笔  ―  dòngbǐ  ―  to write

   動腦筋／动脑筋  ―  dòngnǎojīn  ―  to use one's head

5. 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 usage example)

6. (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

7. (literary) easily; always

   動以萬計／动以万计  ―  dòng yǐ wàn jì  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

8. (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)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (動):

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

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Japanese

Kanji

動

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

1. 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

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.

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Korean

Hanja

動 (eumhun 움직일 동 (umjigil dong))

1. hanja form^? of 동 (“move”)

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Vietnamese

Han character

動: Hán Nôm readings: động, đụng

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