东 — Chinese character
东
dōng
east, eastern, eastward
- Pinyin
- dōng
- Radical
- 1 ⼀ (One)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 七 小
- Formation
- pictographic — Simplified form of 東, the sun 日 rising behind a tree 木
- Traditional
- 東
Common words with 东
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 东西 (東西) | dōng xī | east and west |
| 东西 (東西) | dōng xi | thing; stuff |
| 东北 (東北) | dōng běi | northeast |
| 东方 (東方) | dōng fāng | east |
| 东部 (東部) | dōng bù | the east; eastern part |
| 股东 (股東) | gǔ dōng | shareholder; stockholder |
| 东南 (東南) | dōng nán | southeast |
| 东风 (東風) | dōng fēng | easterly wind; spring breeze |
| 东侧 (東側) | dōng cè | east side; east face |
| 东南部 (東南部) | dōng nán bù | southeast part |
| 以东 (以東) | yǐ dōng | to the east of (suffix) |
| 房东 (房東) | fáng dōng | landlord |
English words written with 东
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.