荡 dàng — a pond; pool; wash; squander; sweep away; move
小船在湖面上轻轻地荡漾。Xiǎo chuán zài hú miàn shàng qīng qīng de dàng yàng.The small boat sways gently on the lake.
Common words: 动荡 (dòng dàng)、空荡荡 (kōng dàng dàng)、荡漾 (dàng yàng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "move"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "move", including 荡 (dàng), 搬 (bān). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "move" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 荡 (dàng), 搬 (bān) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span dàng, bān — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 荡 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 荡 dànga pond; pool; wash; squander; sweep away; moveUseful words: 动荡, 空荡荡
- 搬 bānremove; transport; move; shiftUseful words: 搬家, 搬迁
Common words for these 2 "move" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 荡 (dàng) — so "move" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "move".
搬 bān — remove; transport; move; shift
我们一起把这些箱子搬到楼上去。Wǒ men yì qǐ bǎ zhè xiē xiāng zi bān dào lóu shàng qù.Let us carry these boxes upstairs together.
Common words: 搬家 (bān jiā)、搬迁 (bān qiān)、搬用 (bān yòng)
All 2 characters
Open 荡、搬 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.