移动
yídòng · HSK 4
move
🚚 移动 = 移 (shift/transfer) + 动 (move/act)
移 carries the sense of relocating or transferring; 动 means to move or set in motion. Together 移动 names the act of shifting something from one spot to another — used for moving objects, mobile devices, and movement in general.
移 — grain 禾 + many 多
Originally a semantic-phonetic compound: 禾 (grain) gives the meaning and 多 (duō) suggested the sound in Old Chinese. It first referred to transplanting rice seedlings, then broadened to mean 'to move, shift, or relocate' in general.
动 — force 力 + heavy/重 (simplified from 動)
The traditional form 動 combines 重 (heavy) as the phonetic with 力 (force/strength) as the semantic, suggesting the effort needed to move something heavy. The simplified form 动 replaces 重 with 云, keeping 力 to convey action and motion.