Meaning
east
Chinese: 东方、东边。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dong” becomes a different word in each tone. 东 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 东西dōng xīeast and west
- 东边dōng bianeast; east side; eastern part; to the east of
- 东方dōng fāngeast
- 东北dōng běinortheast
- 东南dōng nánsoutheast
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Example Sentence
太阳从东边升起。Tài yáng cóng dōng biān shēng qǐ.The sun rises in the east.
太阳Tài yángsun从cóngfrom东边dōng biāneast升起shēng qǐto raise。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 東, traditionally explained as the sun (日) rising behind a tree (木): the direction ‘east’; also ‘host, owner’ (东道, 房东) and part of 东西 ‘thing’.
A way to remember it
Where the sun rises — east.