东西 dōngxī

HSK level

Traditional form

東西

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

东 Dōng

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a basket or a bag. The current meaning "east" is a phonetic loan. The simplified character 东 Dōng was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 東 dōng .

Positional decomposition

⿻七小

Number of Strokes

西 Xī

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Origin unclear. Variously explained as a bag or bird's nest.

Positional decomposition

⿻兀囗

Number of Strokes

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我 wǒ 把 bǎ 您 nín 的 de 东西 dōngxī 包 Bāo 起来 qǐlai ,好 hǎo 吗 mǎ ?

Shall I tie up your things in a parcel?

奶酪 nǎi lào 是 shì 引诱 yǐn yòu 老鼠 lǎoshǔ 上钩 shàng gōu 的 de 极 jí 好 hǎo 的 de 东西 dōngxī .

Cheese is very good for luring a mouse into a trap.

刀子 dāo zi 太 tài 钝 dùn 了 le ,割 gē 不 bù 开 kāi 东西 dōngxī .

The knife is so dull that it will not cut.

我们 wǒmen 之中 zhī zhōng 谁 shuí 也 Yě 不 bù 能 Néng 单独 dāndú 买得起 qǐ 这 zhè 东西 dōngxī , 所以 suǒyǐ 我们 wǒmen 就 jiù 集资 jí zī 购买 gòu mǎi 吧 bā .

None of us can afford It'separately, so let's pool our resources.

现在 xiànzài 呢 ne , 因为 yīnwèi “老 lǎo 东西 dōngxī ”——这 zhè 是 shì 秀才 xiù cai 的 de 妻 qī 叫 jiào 秀才的名字 míngzi ——趋奉 qū fèng 了 le 她 tā , 就 jiù 装 zhuāng 着 zhāo 娇滴滴 jiāo dī dī 的 de 样子 yàngzi 了 le .

Now, with the old man fawning on her, she puts on airs.

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 东西 dōngxī and their own compounds.

东 Dōng

西 Xī

兀 wù

一 yī , 儿 ér

口 kǒu

See all 208 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 东西 dōngxī in their composition.

东 Dōng

冻 dòng , 陈 Chén , 栋 dòng , 鸫 dōng , 岽 dōng , 胨 dòng

西 Xī

晒 shài

酉 yǒu

酋 qiú

尊 zūn

遵 zūn , 蹲 dūn , 鳟 zūn , 樽 zūn , 鐏, 鱒 zūn , 僔 zǔn , 噂 zǔn , 墫 zūn , 壿 zūn , 撙 zǔn , 燇 jùn , 嶟, 澊, 竴, 繜, 罇, 譐

奠 diàn , 遒 qiú , 猶 yóu , 楢 yóu , 猷 yóu , 蝤 qiú , 輶, 鞧 qiū , 揂, 湭, 煪, 禉, 緧, 蠤, 趥, 鰌

醮 jiào

蘸 zhàn

釁 xìn

酒 jiǔ , 醒 xǐng , 配 pèi , 酷 kù , 醉 zuì , 酱 jiàng , 酸 suān , 酪 lào , 酬 chóu , 酗 xù , 醋 cù , 醇 chún , 酿 niàng , 醺 xūn , 酥 sū , 酮 tóng , 酶 méi , 酯 zhǐ , 酊 dīng , 酝 yùn , 酵 jiào , 酩 mǐng , 酌 zhuó , 酚 fēn , 醛 quán , 醍 tí , 酣 hān , 醚 mí , 醐 hú , 酞 tài , 莤, 醌 kūn , 酐 gān , 醢 hǎi , 酰 xiān , 醣 táng , 恓 xī , 槱 yǒu , 歠 chuò , 氥 xī , 酎 zhòu , 酏 yǐ , 酔 zuì , 酕 máo , 酖 zhèn , 酡 tuó , 酢 cù , 酤 gū , 酦 fā , 酲 chéng
酴 tú , 酹 lèi , 酺 pú , 酽 yàn , 酾 shāi , 醁 lù , 醄 táo , 醅 pēi , 醆 zhǎn , 醊 chuò , 醑 xǔ , 醓 tǎn , 醖 yùn , 醝 cuó , 醟 yòng , 醡 zhà , 醤 jiàng , 醨 lí , 醪 láo , 醭 bú , 醯 xī , 醰 tán , 醲, 醳 yì , 醴 lǐ , 醵 jù , 醸 niàng , 醹 rú , 醽 líng , 醾 mí , 釂 jiào , 偤, 唒, 媨, 崷, 庮, 廼, 徆, 拪 qiān , 毢, 絤, 綇, 蒏, 跴, 輏, 逎, 酑, 酘, 酙, 酛
酜, 酟, 酠, 酧, 酨, 酫, 酭, 酳, 酻, 酼, 醀, 醂, 醃 yān , 醈, 醎, 醏, 醔, 醕, 醗, 醘, 醙, 醜 chǒu , 醞 yùn , 醠, 醥, 醦, 醧, 醩, 醫 yī , 醬 jiàng , 醱 fā , 醶, 醷, 醻, 醼, 醿, 釀 niàng , 釃, 釄, 釅, 閪, 鯂