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Zi:动

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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-
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