動

dòng

move, happen; movement, action

How to write 動, stroke by stroke

(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词, verb

Pictophonetic: semantic 力 (strength), phonetic 重

Made of 重 + 力

行動xíng dòngoperation; action; to move about; mobile
動物dòng wùanimal
活動huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc); movable; flexible; liquid (capital etc); (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity; (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver (项); to use personal influence, connections, bribes etc
移動yí dòngto move; movement; migration; mobile; portable
動作dòng zuòmovement; motion; action (个); to act; to move
運動yùn dòngto move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign
動手dòng shǒuto set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb; to touch; to handle (typically used in cautioning sb *not* to touch sth)
激動jī dòngto move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite
啟動qǐ dòngto start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)
發動fā dòngto start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse
自動zì dòngautomatic; voluntarily
動機dòng jīmotive; motivation

不是所有的動物都是有益的。
bú shì suǒ yǒu de dòng wù dōu shì yǒu yì de 。
Not all animals are beneficial.
我相信他採取的行動是對的。
wǒ xiāng xìn tā cǎi qǔ de xíng dòng shì duì de 。
I believe that his action was in the right.
今天的活動到此結束。
jīn tiān de huó dòng dào cǐ jié shù 。
With this, today's activities come to a close.
他越激動就越安靜。
tā yuè jī dòng jiù yuè ān jìng 。
The more excited he gets, the quieter he becomes.
松鼠動作敏捷。
sōng shǔ dòng zuò mǐn jié 。
Squirrels are quick of movement.