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Chinese symbol for “motility”

活动能力
huó dòng néng lì
Traditional: 活動能力
mobility; motility

The closest CC-CEDICT match for motility is 活动能力 (huó dòng néng lì), defined as: mobility; motility.

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

活 huó
to exist, to live, to survive; living, working
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes
动 dòng
to move, to happen; movement, action
radical 19 ⼒ · 6 strokes
能 néng
can, may; capable, full of energy
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 活动能力.

WordPinyinMeaning
活动 (活動)huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
生活shēng huóto live; life
活跃 (活躍)huó yuèactive; lively
活着 (活著)huó zhealive
活力huó lìenergy; vitality
灵活 (靈活)líng huóflexible; nimble
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
行动 (行動)xíng dòngoperation; action
可能kě néngmight (happen); possible
能力néng lìcapability; ability

See also: Japanese symbol for “motility”.

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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