动力

Character by character

• 动dòng6 strokesHSK 1 traditional 動move, happen; movement, action
• 力lì2 strokesHSK 2power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 动力. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 努力nǔ lìHSK 2

  to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious

• 能力néng lìHSK 3

  capability; ability

• 动dòngHSK 1

  (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词, verb

• 活动huó dòngHSK 2

  to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior

• 行动xíng dòngHSK 2

  operation; action; to move about; mobile

• 力lìHSK 3

  power; force; strength; ability; strenuously

• 力量lì liangHSK 3

  power; force; strength

• 压力yā lìHSK 3

  pressure

• 运动yùn dòngHSK 2

  to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign

• 动作dòng zuòHSK 1

  movement; motion; action; to act; to move

• 动物dòng wùHSK 2

  animal

• 激动jī dòngHSK 4

  to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite

• 移动yí dòngHSK 4

  to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable

• 启动qǐ dòngHSK 5

  to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)

• 权力quán lìHSK 6

  power; authority

• 自动zì dòngHSK 3

  automatic; voluntarily

• 实力shí lìHSK 3

  strength

• 主动zhǔ dòngHSK 3

  to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc)

• 感动gǎn dòngHSK 2

  to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving

• 魅力mèi lìHSK 7

  charm; fascination; glamor; charisma

• 暴力bào lìHSK 6

  violence; force; violent

• 巧克力qiǎo kè lìHSK 4

  chocolate (loanword)

• 发动fā dòngHSK 3

  to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse

• 全力quán lìHSK 6

  with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support)