晃动 (huàng dòng) — to rock; to sway; to shake

Definition

verb

to rockto swayto shake

晃动。
Fēng bǎ shù chuī dé huàng dòng bù zhǐ.
The wind keeps rocking the trees.
晃动。
Chuán zài hǎi shàng huàng dòng dé lì hài.
The boat rocks violently on the sea.
晃动，。
Tā huàng dòng le yí xià píng zi, lǐ miàn de yè tǐ kāi shǐ mào pào.
He shook the bottle, and the liquid inside started to bubble.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

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

The swaying part and the moving part both express motion, together meaning rock or sway.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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.