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Chinese symbol for “mobilize”

动员
dòng yuán
Traditional: 動員
to mobilize; mobilization; measure word: 次 (cì)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mobilize is 动员 (dòng yuán), defined as: to mobilize; mobilization; measure word: 次 (cì).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

动 dòng
to move, to happen; movement, action
radical 19 ⼒ · 6 strokes
员 yuán
employee; member; personnel, staff
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mobilize”

WordPinyinMeaning
发动 (發動)fā dòngto start; to launch
调动 (調動)diào dòngto transfer; to maneuver (troops etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 动员.

WordPinyinMeaning
活动 (活動)huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
行动 (行動)xíng dòngoperation; action
动物 (動物)dòng wùanimal
推动 (推動)tuī dòngto push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
劳动 (勞動)láo dòngwork; toil
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission
人员 (人員)rén yuánstaff; crew

See also: Japanese symbol for “mobilize”.

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.

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