发动
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
发动 (fādòng) · to start (an engine)
发动 (fādòng) means “to start (an engine); to launch; to mobilize”. It is written with 2 characters: 发 (to send) + 动 (to move). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 发动 is built
The characters
发 fā · to send
What 发 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
动 dòng · to move
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)
Example sentences
他发动了汽车。Tā fādòng le qìchē.He started the car.
我们发动大家一起打扫教室。Wǒmen fādòng dàjiā yīqǐ dǎsǎo jiàoshì.We got everyone to clean the classroom together.
Questions about 发动
What does 发动 mean?
发动 (fādòng) means “to start (an engine); to launch; to mobilize”.
How do you pronounce 发动?
发动 is pronounced fādòng.
Which HSK level is 发动?
发动 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 发现fāxiànto find
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 发表fābiǎoto publish
- 发出fāchūto send out
- 发达fādádeveloped
- 发明fāmíngto invent
- 发生fāshēngto happen
- 发送fāsòngto send
- 发言fāyánto speak (at a meeting)
Learn 发动 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.