Chinese symbol for “displace”
动
dòng
Traditional: 動
(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch
The closest CC-CEDICT match for displace is 动 (dòng), defined as: (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “displace”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 置换 (置換) | zhì huàn | to permute; permutation (math.) |
| 转位 (轉位) | zhuǎn wèi | transposition; displacement |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 动.
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “displace”.
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.