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东西

Traditional: 東西

dōng xī

HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 1

dōng xī · dung1 sai1 (Jyutping)

  1. east and west

dōng xi · dung1 sai1 (Jyutping)

  1. thing
  2. stuff
  3. person
  4. CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

东

Meaning
east, eastern, eastward
Radical
一
Strokes
5
Components
⿻七小
Cangjie
KD
Four-corner
4090

西

Meaning
west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
Radical
西
Strokes
6
Components
⿻兀囗
Cangjie
MCW
Four-corner
1060.0

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