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動

See also: 动, 働, and 重力
動 U+52D5, 動
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-52D5
← 勔
[U+52D4] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 勖 →
[U+52D6]

Translingual

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Han character

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動 (Kangxi radical 19, 力+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹土大尸 (HGKS), four-corner 24127, composition ⿰重力)

Derived characters

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References

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  • 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

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trad. 動
simp. 动*
alternative forms
㣫
働／动
勭
𡺍
𨔝
㣫
働／动
勭
𡺍
𨔝
𭜀
𢳾
 

Glyph origin

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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
         
Characters in the same phonetic series (重) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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

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Note:
  • thûng/tungˋ/tung1 - vernacular;
  • thung/tung+/tung4 - literary.
Note:
  • dang5 - vernacular;
  • dorng5 - literary.
Note:
  • tǎng/tāng - vernacular;
  • tǒng/tōng - literary.
Note:
  • dang6/tang6 - vernacular;
  • dong6 - literary.
Note:
  • dong5 - vernacular;
  • dong4 - literary.
    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         		/duŋX/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/duŋX/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/duŋX/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/dəwŋX/
    Li
    Rong         		/duŋX/
    Wang
    Li         		/duŋX/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren         		/dʱuŋX/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		dòng
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		dung6
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 動
    Reading # 1/1
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		dòng
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ duwngX ›
    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

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    動

    1. (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
      我的東西你不要動。 [MSC, trad.]
      我的东西你不要动。 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ de dōngxi nǐ bùyào dòng. [Pinyin]
      Don't move my stuff.
    2. to act
      輕舉妄動／轻举妄动  ―  qīngjǔwàngdòng  ―  to act rashly
    3. to alter; to change the state of
      改動／改动  ―  gǎidòng  ―  to alter
    4. 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
      誰動過我的筆記本？ [MSC, trad.]
      谁动过我的笔记本？ [MSC, simp.]
      Shéi dòng guò wǒ de bǐjìběn? [Pinyin]
      Who's used my laptop?
    5. 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
    6. (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
    7. (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
    8. (grammar) Short for 動詞／动词 (dòngcí, “verb”).

    Synonyms

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    Compounds

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    Descendants

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    Sino-Xenic (動):
    • → Japanese: 動(どう) (dō)
    • → Korean: 동(動) (dong)
    • → Vietnamese: động (動)

    Japanese

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    Kanji

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    動

    (Third grade kyōiku kanji)

    1. movement, to move

    Readings

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    Compounds

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    Compounds

    References

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    • “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.

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    Hanja

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    動 (eumhun 움직일 동 (umjigil dong))

    1. hanja form? of 동 (“move”)

    Vietnamese

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    Han character

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    動: Hán Nôm readings: động, đụng

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