动 dòng to use; to act; to move
Made up of [力 lì strength radical 19, 云 yún cloud; say ]Alternative traditional form of character: 動
Made with 6 strokes.
Ancient small seal form
Related characters
Also uses 力 lì component: 边 biān (side) 功 gōng (accomplishment) ; 咖 kā (coffee) ; 劳 láo (to toil) ; 历 lì (to experience) ; 另 lìng (other) ; 男 nán (male) ; 穷 qióng (exhausted) ; 苏 sū (revive) ; 为 wèi (do) ; 务 wù (affair)
Also uses 云 yún component: 会 huì (can) 运 yùn (to move)
Different tone
东 dōng (east) ; 冬 dōng (winter) ; 懂 dǒng (to understand)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
风吹草动 fēng chuī cǎo dòng A minor repercussion of a larger action. A trifling consequence风吹草动 fēng chuī cǎo dòng A minor repercussion of a larger action. A trifling consequence