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ㄉㄨㄥ

dōng

east

東 is an 8 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as dōng in the first tone.

In simplified Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (wood) and (sun).

  • ㄉㄨㄥ

    dōng

    east

    • ㄇㄨ ˋ

      wood

    • ˋ

      sun

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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The sun rises over the woods in the east.
by vms5q

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The sun DONgs (dawns) over the woods in the east
by JakieBrock

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 東

Definitions for 東 pronounced as dōng

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

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