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律动 (lǜ dòng) — to move or pulse rhythmically; to beat with a regular pattern

Definition

律动 (lǜ dòng) describes movement, sound, or light that pulses with a regular rhythm — heartbeats, music, swaying leaves. It is more literary than the everyday 动 (dòng), emphasizing the rhythmic pattern itself.

verb
to move or pulse rhythmicallyto beat with a regular pattern

Examples

  • 律动。
    Tā de xīn tiào zài lǜ dòng.
    His heart is beating rhythmically.
  • 律动。
    Yīn yuè ràng shēn tǐ gēn zhe lǜ dòng.
    The music makes the body move rhythmically.
  • 律动。
    Shù yè suí wēi fēng lǜ dòng.
    Leaves sway rhythmically with the breeze.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

律lǜrhythm
动dòngmovement

律 gives regular rhythm, and 动 means movement, so the meaning is moving in a regular pattern.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彳彳chì
Sound part声符shēngfú
聿
聿yù律lǜ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

律 puts 彳 beside 聿: 彳 is the part tied to the meaning, and 聿 is the part tied to the sound.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
重
重zhòng動dòng
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.

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