Chinese character
东
dōng
east, eastern, eastward
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- east, eastern, eastward
- surname Dong
- east
- host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
- landlord
Simplified / Traditional
东→東
Variant forms: 東
Variant forms
Stroke order
东Draw each stroke in order. The outline shows the target shape.
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Words
Common words
东西东西dōng xīeast and west; thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]广东广东guǎng dōngsee 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]山东山东shān dōngsee 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]东京东京dōng jīngTokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)东北东北dōng běiNortheast China; Manchuria; northeast东方东方dōng fāngthe East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang; east东部东部dōng bùthe east; eastern part股东股东gǔ dōngshareholder; stockholder中东中东zhōng dōngMiddle East东亚东亚dōng yàEast Asia
Related characters
Related characters
不bù
no, not, un-
与yǔ
and
上shàng
above, on top, superior
一yī
one
下xià
below, underneath
三sān
three
万wàn
ten thousand
两liǎng
two, both, pair, couple
动dòng
to move, to happen
懂dǒng
to understand, to know
洞dòng
cave, grotto, hole, ravine
栋dòng
ridge-beam
冬dōng
winter, 11th lunar month
董dǒng
to direct, to supervise
冻dòng
cold
咚dōng
onomatopoetic, a thumping sound