動
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dòng · to move, to happen

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Learn every stroke in 動

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 動

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Example sentences

Notice where 動 sits in each complete thought.

Bú shì suǒ yǒu de dòng wù dōu shì yǒu yì de.不是所有的動物都是有益的。

Not all animals are beneficial.

Source: Tatoeba #10355188 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tài lèi le, zǒu bú dòng le.我太累了,走不動了。

I am too tired to walk any more.

Source: Tatoeba #13524171 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiàn zài lǎo le, zǒu bú dòng le.我現在老了,走不動了。

Now I am too old to walk.

Source: Tatoeba #567310 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ lèi dé zài yě zǒu bú dòng le.我累得再也走不動了。

I'm too tired to walk any further.

Source: Tatoeba #894009 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dòng bùliǎo.我動不了。

I can't move.

Source: Tatoeba #12162573 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gǎn jué dào wǒ de shǒu zài zhèn dòng我感覺到我的手在震動

I felt my hands tremble.

Source: Tatoeba #4365373 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 動 in context

  1. Say dòng, then recall the core meaning: to move, to happen.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 動 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.