HSK 3 · Building & Founding

发动

fā dòng

to start; to launch

Stroke order of 发动

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

发 · 5 strokes 动 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

Sending out (发) and moving (动) a force: to start up.

Parts: 发 emit + 动 move

The characters in 发动

发 fā — to send; to issue (5 strokes)
动 dòng — to move (6 strokes)

Example sentence

他发动了汽车。

He started the car.

Words with 发

头发hair 出发to set off 发现to discover; to find 发to send; to issue 发言to make a speech; statement 发明to invent; invention 沙发sofa 理发to get a haircut 发出to send out; to give off 发表to publish 发送to send 发展to develop; development 发达developed 开发to develop 发生to happen 发烧to have a fever

Words with 动

动to move 动作movement; action 动物animal 动物园zoo 运动sports; to exercise 感动to move (emotionally); moved 活动activity; event 行动action; to act 自动automatic 主动on one's own initiative 动人moving; touching 生动lively; vivid 带动to drive; to spur on 推动to push; to promote 动力driving force; motivation

More words: Building & Founding

建to build 建成to complete (building)建立to establish 建设to build; construction 成立to found; to establish 设立to set up 设计to design; design 开发to develop 开放to open; open 开展to carry out; to launch 展开to unfold; to launch 举办to hold (an event)创造to create 产生to produce; to arise 造成to cause 发生to happen

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