# 動

| 動 | U+52D5, &#21205; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-52D5 |
| ← 勔 [U+52D4] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 勖 → [U+52D6] |

## Translingual
### Han character

動 (Kangxi radical 19, 力+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹土大尸 (HGKS), four-corner 2412$_7$, composition ⿰重力)

#### Derived characters

* 働 𠘃 㗢 慟 㷲 憅 勲 𧜻

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 148, character 14
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2390
* Dae Jaweon: page 333, character 24
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 375, character 6
* Unihan data for U+52D5

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 動 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 撞 | *rdoːŋ, *rdoːŋs |
| 幢 | *rdoːŋ, *rdoːŋs |
| 橦 | *rdoːŋ, *doːŋ, *tjoŋ |
| 噇 | *rdoːŋ |
| 𩪘 | *rdoːŋ |
| 艟 | *rdoːŋs, *tʰjoŋ |
| 憧 | *rdoːŋs, *tʰjoŋ |
| 畽 | *tʰoːnʔ, *tʰuːnʔ |
| 董 | *toːŋʔ |
| 蕫 | *toːŋʔ, *doːŋ |
| 箽 | *toːŋʔ |
| 懂 | *toːŋʔ |
| 湩 | *toːŋs, *tuːŋʔ, *toŋs |
| 曈 | *tʰoːŋ, *tʰoːŋʔ, *doːŋ |
| 童 | *doːŋ |
| 僮 | *doːŋ |
| 瞳 | *doːŋ |
| 罿 | *doːŋ, *tʰjoŋ |
| 犝 | *doːŋ |
| 潼 | *doːŋ, *tʰjoŋ |
| 穜 | *doːŋ, *doŋ |
| 動 | *doːŋʔ |
| 慟 | *doːŋs |
| 堹 | *toŋs |
| 諥 | *toŋs |
| 蹱 | *tʰoŋ, *tʰoŋs, *tjoŋ |
| 重 | *doŋ, *doŋʔ, *doŋs |
| 緟 | *doŋ, *doŋs |
| 蝩 | *doŋ |
| 褈 | *doŋ, *tʰjoŋ |
| 鐘 | *tjoŋ, *tjoŋ |
| 鍾 | *tjoŋ |
| 籦 | *tjoŋ |
| 種 | *tjoŋʔ, *tjoŋs |
| 腫 | *tjoŋʔ |
| 踵 | *tjoŋʔ |
| 歱 | *tjoŋʔ |
| 喠 | *tjoŋʔ, *tʰjoŋʔ |
| 偅 | *tjoŋs |
| 衝 | *tʰjoŋ |
| 揰 | *tʰjoŋs |
| 尰 | *djoŋʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *doːŋʔ): phonetic 重 (OC *doŋ, *doŋʔ, *doŋs) + semantic 力 (“strength”). However, the phonetic component is a reference to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human being.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): dòng (dong$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): dong$^4$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дун (dun, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dung$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): uung$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): tung$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): thûng / thung
    (Hailu, HRS): tung$^ˋ$ / tung$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): tung$^1$ / tung$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): dung$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): dòng
* Eastern Min (BUC): dông
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dang$^5$ / dorng$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tǎng / tāng / tǒng / tōng / tóng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): tang$^6$ / dang$^6$ / dong$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$don
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): dong$^5$ / dong$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dòng
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dòng
*** Wade–Giles: tung$^4$
*** Yale: dùng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donq
*** Palladius: дун (dun)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʊŋ⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: dong$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dung
*** Sinological IPA : /toŋ²¹³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дун (dun, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /tuŋ⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dung$^6$
*** Yale: duhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dung$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dung$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʊŋ²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: uung$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɵŋ³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: tung$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰuŋ¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thûng / thung
*** Hakka Romanization System: tung$^ˊ$ / tung
*** Hagfa Pinyim: tung$^1$ / tung$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰuŋ²⁴/, /tʰuŋ⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: tung$^ˋ$ / tung$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰuŋ⁵³/, /tʰuŋ³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: tung$^1$ / tung$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰʊŋ⁴⁴/, /tʰʊŋ⁵³/
* thûng/tungˋ/tung1 - vernacular;
* thung/tung+/tung4 - literary.
* Middle Chinese: duwngX
Rime :
| Character | 動 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (1) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 徒揔切 |
| Baxter | duwngX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /duŋ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /duŋ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /duŋ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /dəwŋ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /duŋ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /duŋ$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /dʱuŋ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | dòng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dung$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[Cə-m-]tˤoŋʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*doːŋʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 動 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | dòng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ duwng$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[Cə-m-]tˁoŋʔ/ |
| English | move |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 動 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 17449 |
| Phonetic component | 重 |
| Rime group | 東 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 動 |
| Old Chinese | /*doːŋʔ/ |

### Definitions

動
* (transitive or intransitive) to move
    坐著不動／坐着不动 ― zuò zhe bù dòng ― to sit still and not move
    動來動去／动来动去 ― dòng lái dòng qù ― to move around
       Wǒ de dōngxi nǐ bùyào dòng. [Pinyin]
       Don't move my stuff.
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Wǔyuè sīzhōng dòng gǔ, liùyuè shājī zhènyǔ. [Pinyin]
    In the fifth month, the locust moves its legs; In the sixth month, the spinner sounds its wings.
    From: 1920, Liu Bannong, 教我如何不想她
    A! Wēifēng chuī dòng le wǒ de tóufà, jiào wǒ rúhé bù xiǎng tā? [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* to act
    輕舉妄動／轻举妄动 ― qīngjǔwàngdòng ― to act rashly
    From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
    Wéi mín fùmǔ, shǐ mín xìxì rán, jiāng zhōngsuì qíndòng, bù dé yǐ yǎng fùmǔ. [Pinyin]
    When the parent of the people causes the people to wear looks of distress, and, after the whole year's toil, yet not to be able to nourish their parents[...]
    From: The Art of War, circa 5th century BCE
    Gù bīng yǐ zhà lì, yǐ lì dòng, yǐ fēnhé wéi biàn zhě yě. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 1955, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《關於農業合作化問題》 (On the co-operative transformation of agriculture), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
    Nóngcūn gè lèi hùzhù hézuò zǔzhī hé gè jiēcéng qúnzhòng, yǐjīng chéngdù bùtóng dì pǔbiàn dì dòng qǐlái le. [Pinyin]
    With the rise and spread of rural co-operation, mutual-aid and co-operative organizations of various types and the people of various strata in the rural areas are all on the move to a greater or lesser degree.
* to alter; to change the state of
    改動／改动 ― gǎidòng ― to alter
    From: 李颖 (2012 October 5) “邓小平：十三大政治报告，“一个字都不能动””, in 记者观察, number 10, →ISSN, page 64
    Shísān dà zhèngzhì bàogào shì jīngguò dǎng de dàibiǎo dàhuì tōngguò de, yī ge zì dōu bùnéng dòng. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* to use
    動筆／动笔 ― dòngbǐ ― to start writing or drawing with a pen or pencil
    動筷／动筷 ― dòngkuài ― to start eating with chopsticks
    動腦筋／动脑筋 ― dòngnǎojīn ― to use one's head
       Shéi dòng guò wǒ de bǐjìběn? [Pinyin]
       Who's used my laptop?
* to move; to touch (emotionally)
    動人／动人 ― dòngrén ― moving
    動感情／动感情 ― dòng gǎnqíng ― to be carried away with emotion (usually feelings of love)
    大動肝火／大动肝火 ― dàdònggānhuǒ ― to be furious
    不為親情所動／不为亲情所动 ― bù wéi qīnqíng suǒ dòng ― Not swayed by family love
* (dialectal, chiefly in the negative) to eat; to drink
    不動葷腥／不动荤腥 ― bù dòng hūnxīng ― to never eat meat or fish
* (literary) easily; almost always
    動以萬計／动以万计 ― dòng yǐ wàn jì ― almost always numbered by the ten thousands
    動辄得咎／动辄得咎 ― dòngzhé déjiù ― liable to be blamed at every possible move
    From: c. 812, Han Yu (韓愈)《進學解》, title translated as Explanation Upon Entering the Academy
    Dòng ér dé bàng, míng yì suí zhī, tóuxiánzhìsàn, nǎi fēn zhī yí. [Pinyin]
    Easily can I get calumniated, by which follows my renown. Occupying an insignificant position also suits me well.
* (grammar) Short for 動詞／动词 (dòngcí, “verb”).

#### Synonyms

* (to move): (Cantonese) 喐 (juk1)
* (easily; always): 動不動／动不动 (dòngbùdòng), 動輒／动辄 (dòngzhé)

### Compounds

* 一舉一動 / 一举一动 (yījǔyīdòng)
* 不動尊 / 不动尊
* 不動產 / 不动产 (bùdòngchǎn)
* 不為所動 / 不为所动 (bùwéisuǒdòng)
* 主動 / 主动 (zhǔdòng)
* 主動式 / 主动式 (zhǔdòngshì)
* 主動脈 / 主动脉 (zhǔdòngmài)
* 互動 / 互动 (hùdòng)
* 互動式 / 互动式 (hùdòngshì)
* 他動 / 他动
* 他動詞 / 他动词 (tādòngcí)
* 使動 / 使动 (shǐdòng)
* 傳動 / 传动 (chuándòng)
* 傾動 / 倾动
* 傳動帶 / 传动带
* 傳動比 / 传动比
* 內動詞 / 内动词 (nèidòngcí)
* 出動 / 出动 (chūdòng)
* 制動器 / 制动器 (zhìdòngqì)
* 助動詞 / 助动词 (zhùdòngcí)
* 動不動 / 动不动 (dòngbùdòng)
* 動不得 / 动不得
* 動亂 / 动乱 (dòngluàn)
* 動事 / 动事
* 動人 / 动人 (dòngrén, “moving, touching”)
* 動人心弦 / 动人心弦 (dòngrénxīnxián)
* 動作 / 动作 (dòngzuò, “action, movement, motion”)
* 動作片 / 动作片
* 動使 / 动使
* 動兵 / 动兵 (dòngbīng)
* 動刀 / 动刀 (dòngdāo)
* 動刀兵 / 动刀兵 (dòng dāobīng)
* 動刑 / 动刑 (dòngxíng)
* 動力 / 动力 (dònglì)
* 動力學 / 动力学 (dònglìxué)
* 動力機 / 动力机 (dònglìjī)
* 動勁 / 动劲
* 動勁兒 / 动劲儿
* 動勞 / 动劳
* 動勢 / 动势
* 動口 / 动口
* 動向 / 动向 (dòngxiàng)
* 動名詞 / 动名词 (dòngmíngcí)
* 動員 / 动员 (dòngyuán, “to mobilise”)
* 動員令 / 动员令 (dòngyuánlìng)
* 動問 / 动问 (dòngwèn, “to query”)
* 動嘴 / 动嘴 (dòngzuǐ)
* 動因 / 动因 (dòngyīn)
* 動土 / 动土 (dòngtǔ)
* 動容 / 动容 (dòngróng)
* 動工 / 动工 (dònggōng)
* 動干戈
* 動彈 / 动弹 (dòngtán)
* 動心 / 动心 (dòngxīn)
* 動心眼兒 / 动心眼儿
* 動念 / 动念 (dòngniàn)
* 動怒 / 动怒 (dòngnù)
* 動息 / 动息
* 動情 / 动情 (dòngqíng)
* 動情素 / 动情素
* 動感 / 动感 (dònggǎn)
* 動意 / 动意
* 動態 / 动态 (dòngtài)
* 動態助詞 / 动态助词 (dòngtài zhùcí)
* 動憚 / 动惮
* 動手 / 动手 (dòngshǒu, “to touch/hit/get to work”)
* 動手動腳 / 动手动脚 (dòngshǒudòngjiǎo)
* 動手腳 / 动手脚 (dòngshǒujiǎo)
* 動手術 / 动手术 (dòng shǒushù)
* 動換 / 动换
* 動搖 / 动摇 (dòngyáo)
* 動撣 / 动掸
* 動支 / 动支
* 動植物 / 动植物 (dòngzhíwù)
* 動機 / 动机 (dòngjī, “motive, intention”)
* 動止 / 动止
* 動武 / 动武 (dòngwǔ)
* 動氣 / 动气 (dòngqì)
* 動滑輪 / 动滑轮
* 動漫畫 / 动漫画
* 動火 / 动火
* 動煩 / 动烦
* 動熱 / 动热
* 動物 / 动物 (dòngwù, “animal”)
* 動物園 / 动物园 (dòngwùyuán, “zoo”)
* 動物學 / 动物学 (dòngwùxué, “zoology”)
* 動物油 / 动物油 (dòngwùyóu)
* 動物澱粉 / 动物淀粉
* 動物纖維 / 动物纤维 (dòngwù xiānwéi)
* 動物膠 / 动物胶
* 動產 / 动产 (dòngchǎn)
* 動用 / 动用 (dòngyòng)
* 動畫 / 动画 (dònghuà)
* 動畫片 / 动画片
* 動盪 / 动荡 (dòngdàng)
* 動目 / 动目
* 動窩 / 动窝
* 動筆 / 动笔 (dòngbǐ)
* 動粗 / 动粗 (dòngcū)
* 動聽 / 动听 (dòngtīng)
* 動肝火 / 动肝火
* 動脈 / 动脉 (dòngmài, “artery”)
* 動能 / 动能 (dòngnéng)
* 動脈瘤 / 动脉瘤 (dòngmàiliú)
* 動脈硬化 / 动脉硬化 (dòngmài yìnghuà)
* 動腦 / 动脑 (dòngnǎo)
* 動腦筋 / 动脑筋 (dòng nǎojīn)
* 動興 / 动兴
* 動舌 / 动舌
* 動蕩 / 动荡 (dòngdàng, “turbulent, unrest”)
* 動詞 / 动词 (dòngcí, “verb”)
* 動議 / 动议 (dòngyì)
* 動身 / 动身 (dòngshēn, “to start, to set out”)
* 動輒 / 动辄 (dòngzhé)
* 動輪 / 动轮
* 動轉 / 动转
* 動遷戶 / 动迁户
* 動量 / 动量 (dòngliàng)
* 動量詞 / 动量词 (dòngliàngcí)
* 動電學 / 动电学
* 動靜 / 动静 (dòngjìng, “movement, activity”)
* 動響 / 动响
* 動魄 / 动魄
* 動魄驚心 / 动魄惊心
* 勞動 / 劳动
* 勞動力 / 劳动力 (láodònglì)
* 勞動日 / 劳动日
* 勞動節 / 劳动节 (láodòngjié)
* 勞動者 / 劳动者 (láodòngzhě)
* 勞師動眾 / 劳师动众 (láoshīdòngzhòng)
* 半自動 / 半自动 (bànzìdòng)
* 原動力 / 原动力 (yuándònglì)
* 反動 / 反动 (fǎndòng)
* 同動詞 / 同动词
* 哄動 / 哄动 (hōngdòng)
* 嚅動 / 嚅动
* 地動 / 地动 (dìdòng)
* 地動儀 / 地动仪
* 外動詞 / 外动词 (wàidòngcí)
* 大動亂 / 大动乱
* 大動作 / 大动作
* 大動干戈
* 大動肝火 / 大动肝火 (dàdònggānhuǒ)
* 大動脈 / 大动脉 (dàdòngmài)
* 天動說 / 天动说
* 妄動 / 妄动 (wàngdòng)
* 好動 / 好动 (hàodòng)
* 小動作 / 小动作 (xiǎodòngzuò)
* 巋然不動 / 岿然不动 (kuīránbùdòng)
* 帶動 / 带动 (dàidòng)
* 帶動唱 / 带动唱
* 引動 / 引动 (yǐndòng)
* 律動 / 律动 (lǜdòng)
* 律動感 / 律动感
* 心動 / 心动 (xīndòng)
* 快動作 / 快动作
* 悸動 / 悸动 (jìdòng)
* 感動 / 感动 (gǎndòng)
* 意動用法 / 意动用法 (yìdòng yòngfǎ)
* 慢動作 / 慢动作 (màndòngzuò)
* 扇動 / 扇动 (shāndòng)
* 手動 / 手动 (shǒudòng)
* 打動 / 打动 (dǎdòng)
* 扭動 / 扭动 (niǔdòng)
* 抖動 / 抖动 (dǒudòng)
* 抽動 / 抽动 (chōudòng)
* 拂動 / 拂动
* 挑動 / 挑动 (tiǎodòng)
* 拱動 / 拱动
* 振動 / 振动 (zhèndòng)
* 挫動 / 挫动 (cuòdòng)
* 挪動 / 挪动 (nuódòng)
* 推動 / 推动 (tuīdòng)
* 掀動 / 掀动 (xiāndòng)
* 揮動 / 挥动 (huīdòng)
* 搬動 / 搬动 (bāndòng)
* 搖動 / 摇动 (yáodòng)
* 搏動 / 搏动 (bódòng)
* 搐動 / 搐动
* 撥動 / 拨动 (bōdòng)
* 撩動 / 撩动
* 撼動 / 撼动 (hàndòng)
* 擺動 / 摆动 (bǎidòng)
* 擾動 / 扰动
* 擺動波 / 摆动波
* 攝動 / 摄动 (shèdòng)
* 攪動 / 搅动 (jiǎodòng)
* 改動 / 改动 (gǎidòng)
* 啟動 / 启动 (qǐdòng)
* 晃動 / 晃动 (huàngdòng)
* 暴動 / 暴动 (bàodòng)
* 更動 / 更动 (gēngdòng)
* 機動 / 机动 (jīdòng)
* 機動性 / 机动性 (jīdòngxìng)
* 橈動脈 / 桡动脉
* 歆動 / 歆动
* 波動 / 波动 (bōdòng)
* 泛動 / 泛动
* 洶動 / 汹动
* 流動 / 流动 (liúdòng)
* 活動 / 活动 (huódòng)
* 流動性 / 流动性 (liúdòngxìng)
* 浮動 / 浮动 (fúdòng)
* 減動 / 减动
* 滑動 / 滑动 (huádòng)
* 滑動面 / 滑动面
* 滾動 / 滚动 (gǔndòng)
* 激動 / 激动 (jīdòng)
* 烘動 / 烘动
* 煽動 / 煽动 (shāndòng)
* 牽動 / 牵动 (qiāndòng)
* 生動 / 生动 (shēngdòng)
* 異動 / 异动 (yìdòng)
* 發動 / 发动 (fādòng)
* 發動機 / 发动机 (fādòngjī)
* 盲動 / 盲动 (mángdòng)
* 移動 / 移动 (yídòng)
* 竄動 / 窜动
* 策動 / 策动 (cèdòng)
* 總動員 / 总动员 (zǒngdòngyuán)
* 翕動 / 翕动 (xīdòng)
* 翻動 / 翻动 (fāndòng)
* 聳動 / 耸动 (sǒngdòng)
* 肺動脈 / 肺动脉 (fèidòngmài)
* 胎動 / 胎动 (tāidòng)
* 能動 / 能动 (néngdòng)
* 脈動 / 脉动 (màidòng)
* 脈動星 / 脉动星
* 自動 / 自动 (zìdòng)
* 自動化 / 自动化 (zìdònghuà)
* 自動門 / 自动门 (zìdòngmén)
* 興動 / 兴动
* 舉動 / 举动 (jǔdòng)
* 舞動 / 舞动 (wǔdòng)
* 萌動 / 萌动 (méngdòng)
* 蟻動 / 蚁动
* 蠕動 / 蠕动 (rúdòng)
* 蠢動 / 蠢动 (chǔndòng)
* 行動 / 行动 (xíngdòng)
* 行動派 / 行动派
* 衝動 / 冲动 (chōngdòng)
* 被動 / 被动 (bèidòng)
* 被動式 / 被动式 (bèidòngshì)
* 觸動 / 触动 (chùdòng)
* 說動 / 说动 (shuōdòng)
* 調動 / 调动 (diàodòng)
* 譟動 / 噪动
* 警動 / 警动
* 變動 / 变动 (biàndòng)
* 賣動 / 卖动
* 走動 / 走动 (zǒudòng)
* 起動 / 起动 (qǐdòng)
* 起動器 / 起动器
* 跳動 / 跳动 (tiàodòng)
* 躁動 / 躁动 (zàodòng)
* 躍動 / 跃动 (yuèdòng)
* 轉動 / 转动
* 轟動 / 轰动 (hōngdòng)
* 運動 / 运动 (yùndòng)
* 過動兒 / 过动儿
* 運動員 / 运动员 (yùndòngyuán)
* 運動場 / 运动场 (yùndòngchǎng)
* 運動家 / 运动家
* 運動會 / 运动会 (yùndònghuì)
* 運動衫 / 运动衫 (yùndòngshān)
* 運動鞋 / 运动鞋 (yùndòngxié)
* 那動 / 那动
* 閃動 / 闪动 (shǎndòng)
* 開動 / 开动 (kāidòng)
* 雷動 / 雷动 (léidòng)
* 電動 / 电动 (diàndòng)
* 電動機 / 电动机 (diàndòngjī)
* 電動車 / 电动车 (diàndòngchē)
* 震動 / 震动 (zhèndòng)
* 靈動 / 灵动 (língdòng)
* 章動 / 章动 (zhāngdòng)
* 響動兒 / 响动儿
* 頸動脈 / 颈动脉 (jǐngdòngmài)
* 顫動 / 颤动 (chàndòng)
* 風動 / 风动
* 飄動 / 飘动 (piāodòng)
* 騷動 / 骚动 (sāodòng)
* 驅動 / 驱动 (qūdòng)
* 驚動 / 惊动 (jīngdòng)
* 鬆動 / 松动 (sōngdòng)
* 鬧動 / 闹动
* 鬨動 / 哄动
* 魄動 / 魄动
* 鼓動 / 鼓动 (gǔdòng)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 動(どう) (dō)
* → Korean: 동(動) (dong)
* → Vietnamese: động (動)

### References

* 郭启熹 [Guo, Qixi], editor (2016), “动”, in 龙岩方言词典 LONGYAN FANGYAN CIDIAN [Dictionary of Longyan dialect] (overall work in Min Nan and Mandarin), Xiamen: 鷺江出版社 [Lujiang Publishing House], →ISBN, pages 440, 477.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)
* movement, to move

#### Readings

* Go-on: ず (zu)
* Kan-on: とう (tō)
* Kan’yō-on: どう (dō, Jōyō)
* Kun: うごく (ugoku, 動く, Jōyō)、うごかす (ugokasu, 動かす, Jōyō)、うごき (ugoki, 動き)、ややもすれば (yayamosureba, 動もすれば)
* Nanori: るぎ (rugi)、いつ (itsu)

#### Compounds

* 運(うん)動(どう) (undō): exercise, athletics
* 鼓(こ)動(どう) (kodō): beat, pound
* 動(どう)画(が) (dōga): video
* 動(どう)詞(し) (dōshi): verb
* 動(どう)物(ぶつ) (dōbutsu): animal

### References

* “動” in: 諸橋轍次 (Morohashi Tetsuji), chief ed. 大漢和辞典 (Dai Kan-Wa Jiten, “Comprehensive Chinese–Japanese Dictionary”). 13 vols. 1955–1960. Revised and enlarged ed. 1984–1986. Tokyo: Taishukan.

## Korean
### Hanja

動 (eumhun 움직일 동 (umjigil dong))
* hanja form of 동 (“move”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

動: Hán Nôm readings: động, đụng

### Verb

動
* chữ Hán form of động.
** (only in compounds) to move
** to (slightly) touch
* chữ Nôm form of đụng.
** to bump against; to collide (with); to come into collision
** (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to meet (unexpectedly); to encounter
** (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to marry (each other)