振動

See also: 振动

Chinese

		rouse	to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act
trad. (振動)		振	動
simp. (振动)		振	动

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèndòng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan³ dung⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chín-tōng / chín-tǒng / chín-tāng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèndòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèndòng
  - Wade–Giles: chên⁴-tung⁴
  - Yale: jèn-dùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenndonq
  - Palladius: чжэньдун (čžɛnʹdun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    振動 / 振动
    震動 / 震动
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zan³ dung⁶
  - Yale: jan duhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan³ dung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen³ dung⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn³³ tʊŋ²²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    振動 / 振动
    震動 / 震动
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chín-tōng
  - Tâi-lô: tsín-tōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cyndong
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chín-tǒng
  - Tâi-lô: tsín-tǒng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chín-tāng
  - Tâi-lô: tsín-tāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cyndang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ³³/

Middle Chinese: tsyinH duwngX

Rime
Character	振	動
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)	東 (1)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	章刃切	徒揔切
Baxter	tsyinH	duwngX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiɪn^H/	/duŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕin^H/	/duŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjen^H/	/duŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cin^H/	/dəwŋ^X/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiĕn^H/	/duŋ^X/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭĕn^H/	/duŋ^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯ĕn^H/	/dʱuŋ^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhèn	dòng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zan³	dung⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*tər-s [Cə-m-]tˤoŋʔ/

(Zhengzhang): /*tjɯns doːŋʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	振	動
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhèn	dòng
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyin^H ›	‹ duwng^X ›
Old Chinese	/*tər-s/	/*[Cə-m-]tˁoŋʔ/
English	shake	move
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	振	動
Reading #	2/2	1/1
No.	1366	17449
Phonetic component	辰	重
Rime group	文	東
Rime subdivision	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	震	動
Old Chinese	/*tjɯns/	/*doːŋʔ/

Verb

振動

to vibrate; to tremble
(mechanics) to oscillate

Synonyms

(to vibrate): 抖動／抖动 (dǒudòng), 振 (zhèn)

Noun

振動

vibration; tremor
(mechanics) oscillation

Derived terms

受迫振動 / 受迫振动 (shòupò zhèndòng)
強迫振動 / 强迫振动 (qiángpò zhèndòng)
振動器 / 振动器
振動棒 / 振动棒
阻尼振動 / 阻尼振动

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (振動):

→ Japanese: 振動(しんどう) (shindō)
→ Korean: 진동(振動) (jindong)

Pronunciation 2

Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tín-tāng / tín-tǎng

(Teochew, Peng'im): ding² dang⁶

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tín-tāng
  - Tâi-lô: tín-tāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dyndang
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ³³/
  - IPA (Singapore): /tin⁴²⁻²⁴ taŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tín-tǎng
  - Tâi-lô: tín-tǎng
  - IPA (Philippines): /tin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ taŋ³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ taŋ²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ding² dang⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tíng tăng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ taŋ³⁵/

Verb

振動 (Southern Min)

to move
to shake

References

“振動”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
振	動
しん Grade: S	どう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しんどー [shìńdóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕĩndo̞ː]

Noun

振(しん)動(どう) • (shindō)

oscillation, vibration

Verb

振(しん)動(どう)する • (shindō suru) suru (stem 振(しん)動(どう)し (shindō shi), past 振(しん)動(どう)した (shindō shita))

oscillate, vibrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of "振動する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	振動し	しんどうし	shindō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	振動し	しんどうし	shindō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	振動する	しんどうする	shindō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	振動する	しんどうする	shindō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	振動すれ	しんどうすれ	shindō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	振動せよ¹ 振動しろ²	しんどうせよ¹ しんどうしろ²	shindō seyo¹ shindō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	振動される	しんどうされる	shindō sareru
Causative	振動させる振動さす	しんどうさせるしんどうさす	shindō saseru shindō sasu
Potential	振動できる	しんどうできる	shindō dekiru
Volitional	振動しよう	しんどうしよう	shindō shiyō
Negative	振動しない	しんどうしない	shindō shinai
Negative continuative	振動せず	しんどうせず	shindō sezu
Formal	振動します	しんどうします	shindō shimasu
Perfective	振動した	しんどうした	shindō shita
Conjunctive	振動して	しんどうして	shindō shite
Hypothetical conditional	振動すれば	しんどうすれば	shindō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
振	動

Noun

振動 • (jindong) (hangeul 진동)

hanja form^? of 진동 (“vibration”)

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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