dōng

east

surname Dong; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord

a picture of 东 → the sun rising behind a tree

The traditional form 東 shows the sun 日 caught midway up a tree 木, exactly where you would see it at dawn. Since the sun rises in the east, the image became the direction itself.

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Words with 东

东湖

dōng hú

see 東湖區|东湖区[Dong1 hu2 Qu1]

远东

yuǎn dōng

Far East (loanword)

远东山雀

yuǎn dōng shān què

(bird species of China) Japanese tit (Parus minor)

远东树莺

yuǎn dōng shù yīng

(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis canturians)

远东苇莺

yuǎn dōng wěi yīng

(bird species of China) Manchurian reed warbler (Acrocephalus tangorum)

远东豹

yuǎn dōng bào

Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)

辽东

liáo dōng

east and south of Liaoning province

辽东半岛

liáo dōng bàn dǎo

Liaodong Peninsula

邵东

shào dōng

see 邵東市|邵东市[Shao4 dong1 Shi4]

邵东市

shào dōng shì

Shaodong, a county-level city in Shaoyang City 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan

郝海东

hǎo hǎi dōng

Hao Haidong (1970-), former Chinese soccer player

金东

jīn dōng

Jindong district of Jinhua city 金華市|金华市[Jin1 hua2 shi4], Zhejiang

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