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title: "Dongren Meaning: 动人 (dòngrén) Means “moving”"
description: "动人 (traditional 動人, dòngrén) means “moving; touching”. Hear its tones, see what 动 and 人 each mean."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 动人 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

动人 dòngrén

## moving; touching

## It can also mean

- attractive; charming

## Its characters

1. 动 dòng to touch (with the hand)
2. 人 rén person

## In a sentence

[See 动人 in use](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%A8%E4%BA%BA)

## More words with 动 or 人

- [爱人 àiren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/airen)
- [被动 bèidòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beidong)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [变动 biàndòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biandong)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [波动 bōdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bodong)
- [不动产 bùdòngchǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budongchan)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [冲动 chōngdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongdong)

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