动 dòng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- Made of
- 云 cloud 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
动作
dòngzuò
movement, action
Characters in this word
作 zuò
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这个动作很难。 Zhège dòngzuò hěn nán. This movement is difficult.
- 请做这个动作。 Qǐng zuò zhège dòngzuò. Please do this movement.
- 他的动作很快。 Tā de dòngzuò hěn kuài. His movements are fast.
Related words
- 动 dòng to move
- 工作 gōngzuò to work; work, job
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 请坐 qǐngzuò please sit down
- 关上 guānshàng to close, to shut
- 请 qǐng please; to invite, to ask
- 关 guān to close, to turn off
- 打开 dǎkāi to open, to turn on
- 开 kāi to open; to drive; to turn on
- 起来 qǐlai to get up, to stand up; to start (doing)
- 过 guò to cross, to pass; to spend (time), to celebrate
- 到 dào to arrive, to reach; to