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dòng

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dòng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dòng | dong4
English translation
to move, to happen; movement, action

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About dòng

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

dòng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

strength

Etymology of dòng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

重力 zhòng lì

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

chóng

Explanation

Simplified form of dòng . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and chóng represents the sound.

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Words with dòng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
活动 huódòng to exercise活動
dòng to touch dòng
行动 xíngdòng operation行動
运动 yùndòng to move運動
动作 dòngzuò movement動作
动物 dòngwù animal動物
激动 jīdòng to excite激動
移动 yídòng to move移動
启动 qǐ dòng to start (a machine)啟動
劳动 láodòng work勞動
主动 zhǔdòng active主動
自动 zìdòng automatic自動
推动 tuī dòng to promote推動
感动 gǎndòng to move (sb)感動
动力 dònglì force動力
动手 dòngshǒu to hit動手
发动 fādòng to start發動
运动员 yùn dòng yuán athlete運動員
动机 dòngjī motor動機
冲动 chōngdòng to have an urge衝動
举动 jǔdòng act舉動
发动机 fā dòng jī engine發動機
流动 liú dòng to flow流動
带动 dài dòng to spur帶動
动态 dòngtài movement動態

dòng Decomposition & Compounds

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