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Chinese symbol for “momentum”

动量
dòng liàng
Traditional: 動量
momentum

The closest CC-CEDICT match for momentum is 动量 (dòng liàng), defined as: momentum.

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
量 liàng
measure, volume; amount, quantity
radical 166 ⾥ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “momentum”

WordPinyinMeaning
冲力 (衝力)chōng lìmomentum (the force exhibited by a moving body); (fig.) momentum (capacity for progressive development)
势 (勢)shìpower; influence
势头 (勢頭)shì tóupower; momentum
声势 (聲勢)shēng shìfame and power; prestige

Related words

Other words that share a character with 动量.

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
力量lì liangpower; force; strength
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity

See also: Japanese symbol for “momentum”.

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.