东 Dōng

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Traditional form

東 dōng

Contains the radical

一 yī

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

Simplified form of 東 dōng , the sun 日 Rì rising behind a tree 木 Mù

Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿻七小

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 .

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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 wǒ 听 yǐn 到 dào 我 wǒ 的 de 女 nǚ 房东 fángdōng 偷偷 tōu tōu 地 de 来到 lái dào 我的门前 mén qián .

I heard my landlady creeping stealthily up to my door.

女 nǚ 房东 fángdōng 发现 fāxiàn 他们 tā men 一直 yīzhí 在 zài 违法 wéi fǎ 转租 zhuǎn zū 公寓 gōngyù .

The landlady found they had been illegally subletting the flat.

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 东 Dōng in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
东西 dōngxī	thing	東西
东 Dōng	east	東 dōng
股东 gǔdōng	shareholder	股東
广东 Guǎng dōng	Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵 yuè \|粤 yuè [Yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州\|广州 Guǎng zhōu	廣東
山东 Shān dōng	Shandong province (Shantung) in northeast China, abbr. 魯 lǔ \|鲁 Lǔ , capital 濟南\|济南 Jǐ nán	山東
东方 Dōng fāng	the East	東方
东北 Dōng běi	Manchuria	東北
东京 Dōng jīng	Tokyo, capital of Japan	東京
东部 dōng bù	the east	東部
毛泽东 Máo Zé dōng	Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader	毛澤東
广东省 Guǎng dōng shěng	Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵 yuè \|粤 yuè [Yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州\|广州 Guǎng zhōu	廣東省
股东大会 gǔ dōng dà huì	general shareholders' meeting	股東大會
毛泽东思想 Máo Zé dōng Sī xiǎng	Maoism	毛澤東思想
中东 Zhōng dōng	Middle East	中東
山东省 Shān dōng Shěng	Shandong Province (Shantung) in northeast China, abbr. 魯 lǔ \|鲁 Lǔ [Lǔ], capital Ji'nan 濟南\|济南 Jǐ nán [Jǐnán]	山東省
东南 dōng nán	southeast	東南
东莞 Dōng guǎn	Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省\|广东省 Guǎng dōng shěng [Guǎngdōngshěng]	東莞
东南亚 Dōng nán yà	Southeast Asia	東南亞
东亚 Dōng yà	East Asia	東亞
房东 fángdōng	landlord	房東
东海 Dōng Hǎi	East China Sea	東海
东盟 Dōng Méng	ASEAN	東盟
浦东 Pǔ dōng	Pudong, subprovincial district of Shanghai	浦東
安东尼 Ān dōng ní	Anthony (name)	安東尼
远东 Yuǎn dōng	Far East (loanword)	遠東