开动 (kāi dòng)
to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to
Character breakdown
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开 (kāi) · 4 strokes
Simplified form of 開. Pictograph of two hands (廾) opening the bolt (一) on a door (門). The traditional component 門 was removed for simplification.
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动 (dòng) · 6 strokes
Simplified form of 動. Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning. The sound component 重 was simplified to 云.