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Character Decomposition
动=云+力
Etymology
strength
Meanings
(of sth) to move
to set in movement
to displace
to touch
to make use of
to stir (emotions)
to alter
abbr. for, verb
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Words with 动 1070 total
to put pen to paper; to start writing or painting动笔dòng bǐmovable property · personal property动产dòng chǎnverb动词dòng cíto use violence (against sb) · to strong-arm sb · to manhandle动粗dòng cūto budge动弹dòng tanunrest (social or political) · turmoil · upheaval · commotion动荡dòng dàngsense of movement (often in a static work of art) · dynamic · vivid · lifelike动感dòng gǎnto start (a building project)动工dòng gōngmotive; motivation动机dòng jī(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity · movement and stillness动静dòng jìngto use one's mouth (to say sth)动口dòng kǒumotive power · (fig.) motivation; impetus动力dòng lì
Idioms with 动 103 total
to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time按兵不动àn bīng bù dòngbefore the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers · an army marches on its stomach兵马未动，粮草先行bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíngnot a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected · not batting an eyelid不动声色bù dòng shēng sèto begin to stir (idiom) · to get restless · to become threatening蠢蠢欲动chǔn chǔn yù dònglit. to go to war (idiom) · fig. to make a big fuss over sth大动干戈dà dòng gān gē