动物 dòngwù Animal

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Traditional: 動物

Stroke order

动物 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

动物 — the Chinese character for Animal (dòngwù), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 动物 — Animal

动 — 6 strokes
物 — 8 strokes

Characters in 动物

动 dòng — (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace
物 wù — (bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

我喜欢小动物。Wǒ xǐhuan xiǎo dòngwù.I like small animals.
动物园里有很多动物。Dòngwùyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō dòngwù.There are many animals in the zoo.

Related words

动物 is pronounced dòngwù and means “Animal”.

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