Chinese symbol for “commotion”
动荡
dòng dàng
Traditional: 動蕩
unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion
The closest CC-CEDICT match for commotion is 动荡 (dòng dàng), defined as: unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “commotion”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哄 (鬨) | hòng | tumult; uproar |
| 轰动 (轟動) | hōng dòng | to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place) |
| 哗然 (嘩然) | huá rán | in uproar; commotion |
| 躁动 (躁動) | zào dòng | to stir restlessly; to be agitated |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 动荡.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 活动 (活動) | huó dòng | to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc) |
| 运动 (運動) | yùn dòng | to move; to exercise |
| 行动 (行動) | xíng dòng | operation; action |
| 动物 (動物) | dòng wù | animal |
| 推动 (推動) | tuī dòng | to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to |
| 劳动 (勞動) | láo dòng | work; toil |
| 震荡 (震盪) | zhèn dàng | to shake up; to jolt |
| 荡妇 (蕩婦) | dàng fù | prostitute; floozy; slut |
See also: Japanese symbol for “commotion”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.