Zi:动
动(F動) [dòng] move (运动); 动作 movement/motion; act/action; 动物 animal; 活动 activity; 运动 movement/exercise/sports
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The simple-form character 动 (6 strokes) is an abbrev. of the full-form character 動 (11 strokes), replacing the full-form component 重 (9 strokes) with 云 (4 strokes).
The full-form character 動 is itself an abbrev. of more complex old forms, replacing old 𡍴 (12 strokes) with 重 (9 strokes).
The Shuōwén Seal form of 動 dòng ‘move/movement’ combines 力 (lì) ‘strength/force’ (as in 动力), and 重(𡍴) zhòng ‘heavy/weight’ (phonosemantic); formerly wr. 𨔝.
Compare: 重(𡍴) zhòng ‘thick/heavy’, in which 𡈼(𡔛) tǐng ‘stand upright’ (under a burden).
►references: Karlgren:AD1147; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:1.367.2; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:022.0.10; EDOC:0
►components: 云力
►Cantonese: duhng-
<cdl char='动' uni='52A8' points='0,0 124,128'>
<comp char='云' uni='4E91' points='0,16 66,116' />
<comp char='力' uni='529B' points='68,0 128,128' />
</cdl>
<cdl char='云' uni='4E91' points='4,4 124,128' radical='X2'>
<comp char='二' uni='4E8C' points='0,0 128,40' />
<comp char='厶' uni='53B6' points='12,50 116,128' />
</cdl>
<cdl char='二' uni='4E8C' points='0,18 128,112' radical='K1D1'>
<stroke type='h' points='16,0 112,0' />
<stroke type='h' points='0,128 128,128' />
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</cdl>
<cdl char='厶' uni='53B6'>
<stroke type='pz' points='55,0 0,106 114,92' />
<stroke type='d' points='90,48 128,128' />
</cdl>
<cdl char='力' uni='529B' points='4,0 124,128'>
<stroke type='hzg' points='16,38 128,38 98,122 73,106' />
<stroke type='wp' points='66,0 0,128' tail='long' />
</cdl>
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Unicode: U+52A8
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