东
east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #107 U+4E1C
How 东 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
Simplified form of 東, the sun 日 rising behind a tree 木
How to remember it
east · Heisig RSH #1247
车 car + a drop of — as a component also called: rickshaw, covered rickshaw
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 东 as their sound component
These characters all use 东 (dōng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 东 sound component | dōng | east, eastern, eastward |
| 鸫 | dōng | thrush; Turdus species (various) |
| 冻 | dòng | cold; to freeze, to congeal; jelly |
| 栋 | dòng | ridge-beam; the main support of a house |
| 胨 | dòng | peptone |
| 岽 | dōng | a mountain in Guangxi province |
Words containing 东
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山东大学 | Shān dōng Dà xué | Shandong University |
| 东海大学 | Dōng hǎi Dà xué | Tunghai University (in Taichung, Taiwan) |
| 大东区 | Dà dōng Qū | Dadong, a district of Shenyang City 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 东山区 | Dōng shān Qū | Dongshan, a district of Hegang City 鶴崗市|鹤岗市[He4 gang3 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 东山县 | Dōng shān Xiàn | Dongshan, a county in Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian |
| 东中国海 | Dōng Zhōng guó Hǎi | East China sea |
| 一东一西 | yī dōng yī xī | far apart |
| 东海县 | Dōng hǎi Xiàn | Donghai, a county in Lianyungang City 連雲港市|连云港市[Lian2 yun2 gang3 Shi4], Jiangsu |
| 海东市 | Hǎi dōng Shì | Haidong, prefecture-level city in Qinghai Province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 Sheng3] |
| 金东区 | Jīn dōng Qū | Jindong, a district of Jinhua City 金華市|金华市[Jin1 hua2 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 会东县 | Huì dōng Xiàn | Huidong, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 z… |
| 东安区 | Dōng ān Qū | Dong'an, a district of Mudanjiang City 牡丹江市[Mu3 dan1 jiang1 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 东安县 | Dōng ān Xiàn | Dong'an, a county in Yongzhou City 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan |
| 克东县 | Kè dōng Xiàn | Kedong, a county in Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 东南大学 | Dōng nán Dà xué | Southeast University |
| 大东 | Dà dōng | see 大東區|大东区[Da4 dong1 Qu1] |
| 东大 | Dōng dà | (slang) China |
| 东区 | Dōng Qū | Dong District or Dongqu, a district of Panzhihua City 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 东平县 | Dōng píng Xiàn | Dongping, a county in Tai'an City 泰安市[Tai4 an1 Shi4], Shandong |
| 山东 | Shān dōng | see 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3] |