驅動

See also: 驱动

Chinese

		to expel; to urge on; to drive to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly	to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act
trad. (驅動)		驅	動
simp. (驱动)		驱	动

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qūdòng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄉㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): keoi¹ dung⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khu-tōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qūdòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄉㄨㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyudòng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻü¹-tung⁴
  - Yale: chyū-dùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiudonq
  - Palladius: цюйдун (cjujdun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: keoi¹ dung⁶
  - Yale: kēui duhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: koey¹ dung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: kêu¹ dung⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khu-tōng
  - Tâi-lô: khu-tōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qu'dong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰu⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰu³³ tɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰu⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ³³/

Middle Chinese: khju duwngX

Rime
Character	驅	動
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	東 (1)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	豈俱切	徒揔切
Baxter	khju	duwngX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰɨo/	/duŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰio/	/duŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰio/	/duŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰuə̆/	/dəwŋ^X/
Li Rong	/kʰio/	/duŋ^X/
Wang Li	/kʰĭu/	/duŋ^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰi̯u/	/dʱuŋ^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qū	dòng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	heoi¹	dung⁶

Verb

驅動

(literally) to drive; to propel
(figuratively) to urge; to spur; to prompt; to drive

Synonyms

(to urge):

促進 / 促进 (cùjìn)
助長 / 助长 (zhùzhǎng)
增進 / 增进 (zēngjìn)
推動 / 推动 (tuīdòng)
推進 / 推进 (tuījìn)
驅使 / 驱使 (qūshǐ)

Noun

驅動

drive (vehicle wheel); drive mechanism (tape or disk)
(computing) short for 驅動程序／驱动程序 (qūdòng chéngxù, “device driver”)

Derived terms

四輪驅動 / 四轮驱动 (sìlún qūdòng)
驅動力 / 驱动力 (qūdònglì)
驅動器 / 驱动器 (qūdòngqì)
驅動程序 / 驱动程序 (qūdòng chéngxù)
驅動輪 / 驱动轮 (qūdònglún)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (驅動):

→ Japanese: 駆(く)動(どう) (kudō)
→ Korean: 구동(驅動) (gudong)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
驅	動
く Hyōgai	どう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

驅(く)動(どう) • (kudō)

Kyūjitai form of 駆動