动荡

Traditional form:

動蕩

Pinyin (reading):

dòngdàng

Definitions:

• unrest (social or political)
• turmoil
• upheaval
• commotion

Characters:

• 动 - to move, to happen; movement, action
• 荡 - pond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe out

Traditional characters:

• 動 - to move, to happen; movement, action
• 蕩 - pond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe out