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动 — to move; to set in movement

to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch

Pinyin
dòng
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 2
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 动: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

动 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 动 in the HSK syllabus: 80

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 动dòngto move; to set in movement; to displace; to touchHSK 2
  2. 运动yùndòngto move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motionHSK 2
  3. 动物dòngwùanimalHSK 3
  4. 动物园dòngwùyuánzooHSK 3
  5. 运动会yùndònghuìsports competitionHSK 3
  6. 运动员yùndòngyuánathleteHSK 3
  7. 电动车diàndòngchēelectric vehicleHSK 4
  8. 动车dòngchēhigh-speed train; power car; multiple-unit trainHSK 4
  9. 动作dòngzuòmovement; motion; action; to act; to moveHSK 4
  10. 感动gǎndòngto move; to touch; movingHSK 4
  11. 活动huódòngto exercise; to move about; to work outHSK 4
  12. 激动jīdòngto move emotionally; to stir up; to exciteHSK 4
  13. 变动biàndòngto change; to fluctuate; change; fluctuationHSK 5
  14. 带动dàidòngto spur; to provide impetus; to driveHSK 5
  15. 电动diàndòngelectric-powered; video gameHSK 5
  16. 动画dònghuàanimation; cartoonHSK 5
  17. 动人dòngréntouching; movingHSK 5
  18. 动手dòngshǒuto set about; to raise a hand to hit sbHSK 5
  19. 互动hùdòngto interact; interactiveHSK 5
  20. 劳动láodòngwork; toil; physical laborHSK 5
  21. 生动shēngdòngvivid; livelyHSK 5
  22. 推动tuīdòngto push; to promote; to give impetus toHSK 5
  23. 行动xíngdòngoperation; action; to move about; mobileHSK 5
  24. 移动yídòngto move; movement; migration; mobile; portableHSK 5
  25. 主动zhǔdòngto take the initiativeHSK 5
  26. 自动zìdòngautomatic; voluntarilyHSK 5
  27. 被动bèidòngpassiveHSK 6
  28. 冲动chōngdòngto have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urgeHSK 6
  29. 打动dǎdòngto move; arousing; touchingHSK 6
  30. 调动diàodòngto transfer; to maneuver; movement of personnelHSK 6
  31. 动机dòngjīmotive; motivationHSK 6
  32. 动力dònglìmotive power; motivation; impetusHSK 6
  33. 动漫dòngmàncartoons and comics; anime and manga; cartoon; animeHSK 6
  34. 动态dòngtàimovement; motion; development; trend; dynamicHSK 6
  35. 动听dòngtīngpleasant to listen toHSK 6
  36. 发动fādòngto start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilizeHSK 6
  37. 机动车jīdòngchēmotor vehicleHSK 6
  38. 举动jǔdòngact; action; activity; move; movementHSK 6
  39. 劳动力láodònglìlabor force; manpowerHSK 6
  40. 流动liúdòngto flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; liquidHSK 6

And 40 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.