东

dōng

“East” in Chinese is 东 (dōng).

Other characters with the syllable dong: see all 8 →

Meaning

east
host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
landlord

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surname Dong

Example

山西在陕西的东边。

From 东边 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 东

东边dōngbianeastHSK 1 东西dōngxieast and westHSK 1 东北dōngběiNortheast China; ManchuriaHSK 2 东方dōngfāngthe East; the OrientHSK 2 东南dōngnánsoutheastHSK 2 东部dōngbùthe eastHSK 3 房东fángdōnglandlordHSK 3 股东gǔdōngshareholderHSK 6

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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