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Character #165 · The First 1000

dòng

move

(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions)

Strokes
611
TraditionalSimplified
動 动
Poster cell
Y6
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • dòngzuò movement
  • huódòng activity; to exercise
  • yùndòng sport; exercise; movement
  • xíngdòng operation
  • dòngwù animal
  • gǎndòng to move
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 动動

Write 动動 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, dòng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Y6 · 28 × 36 grid

动動 is #165 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 动 mean in English?
动 (dòng) means "move": (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions).
How do you pronounce 动?
动 is pronounced dòng in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄉㄨㄥˋ.
How many strokes does 动 have?
The simplified form, 动, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 動, has 11.
What is the traditional form of 动?
The traditional form of 动 is 動. 动 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 動 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 动?
Common words that use 动 include 动作 (dòngzuò, movement), 活动 (huódòng, activity; to exercise), 运动 (yùndòng, sport; exercise; movement), 行动 (xíngdòng, operation).
How common is 动?
动 is number 165 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Y6 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.