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字HANZI DESK

东

Traditional: 東

dōng

HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 3

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dōng · dung1 (Jyutping)

  1. east
  2. host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
  3. landlord
  4. surname Dong

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

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