动
动 (dòng) means “to move”. It is made of 云 + 力 and has 6 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 动 into its parts
What 动 is made of
- 云 yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶 sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
- 力 lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
动 stroke order
Example sentences
请坐着别动。Qǐng zuò zhe bié dòng.Please stay seated and don't move.
小猫动了一下。Xiǎo māo dòng le yīxià.The kitten moved a little.
Words with 动
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 动物dòngwùanimal
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
- 感动gǎndòngto move (emotionally)
- 活动huódòngactivity
- 行动xíngdòngaction
- 运动yùndòngsports
- 带动dàidòngto drive
- 动力dònglìmotivation
- 动人dòngrénmoving
- 发动fādòngto start (an engine)
- 生动shēngdònglively
- 推动tuīdòngto push forward
- 主动zhǔdòngto take the initiative
- 自动zìdòngautomatic
- 摆动bǎidòngto swing
- 电动车diàndòngchēe-bike
- 动画片dònghuàpiàncartoon
- 动摇dòngyáoto waver
- 激动jīdòngexcited
- 移动yídòngto move
- 运动会yùndònghuìsports meet
- 运动员yùndòngyuánathlete
- 转动zhuǎndòngto turn
- 劳动láodònglabour
- 振动zhèndòngto vibrate
- 被动bèidòngpassive
- 冲动chōngdòngimpulse
- 调动diàodòngto transfer
- 动荡dòngdàngturbulent
- 动机dòngjīmotive
- 动静dòngjingsound of movement
- 动脉dòngmàiartery
- 动身dòngshēnto set out
- 动手dòngshǒuto start work
- 动态dòngtàidynamic
- 动员dòngyuánto mobilise
- 鼓动gǔdòngto urge
- 轰动hōngdòngto cause a sensation
- 机动jīdòngmotorized
- 惊动jīngdòngto disturb
- 举动jǔdòngact
- 无动于衷wúdòngyúzhōngindifferent
- 动车dòngchēbullet train
Also built with 云
Quick facts
| Pinyin | dòng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to move |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Radical | 力 (power, #19) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 2 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) |
Questions about 动
What does 动 mean?
动 (dòng) means “to move”.
How many strokes does 动 have?
动 has 6 strokes.
What is the radical of 动?
The radical of 动 is 力 (lì, “power”), Kangxi radical number 19.
What parts make up 动?
动 is made of 云 (cloud) and 力 (strength).
Which HSK level is 动?
动 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Learn 动 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.