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Meaning of 東

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(Simplified: 东)HSK 3
Pinyin: dōng
English Definition: east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord; surname Dong
Chinese Definition:
①方向,太阳出升的一边,与“西”相对:东方。东经(本初子午线以东的经度或经线)。东山再起(喻失势之后,重新恢复地位)。付诸东流。
②主人(古代主位在东,宾位在西):房东。股东。东道主(泛指请客的主人,亦称“东道”、“作东”)。
③姓氏。
Antonyms: 西
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Ideographic:The sun rising behind a tree ; compare 西
Character Formation:
  • Overlaid
    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • [ ] sun; day; daytime
Similar Characters:
Example Words
東西HSK 1 dōng xi thing; stuff; person; Classifiers:
東北 dōng běi Northeast China; Manchuria
東北 dōng běi northeast
More:東* | *東 | *東*
Example Sentences
1
西
What is this?
2
西
These two things are the same.
3
The sun rises from the east.
4
西
Please come in and have something to eat.
5
西
Things in the shopping mall are very expensive.