动乱 (dòng luàn) — turmoil; upheaval; disturbance (social or polit…

Definition

noun

turmoilupheavaldisturbance (social or political)

动乱。
Nà cì dòng luàn ràng zhěng gè guó jiā xiàn rù bù ān.
That upheaval plunged the entire country into unrest.
动乱。
Lì shǐ shàng duō cì dòng luàn dōu yuán yú jīng jì wēi jī.
Many disturbances in history have stemmed from economic crises.
动乱。
Zhèng fǔ jìn lì bì miǎn shè huì dòng luàn.
The government did its best to avoid social turmoil.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

动dòngdisturbance

动 suggests disturbance and 乱 suggests disorder, so together they mean turmoil.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

重力動

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìstrength

Sound part声符shēngfú

重

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 亂; 乱 is its simplified writing.

𤔔乚亂

Meaning part形符xíngfú

乚Written in full as乙yǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

𤔔

𤔔𤔔亂luàn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 亂 contains 𤔔, a drawing of combing tangled threads, and 乙; the simplified 乱 is only a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

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