东
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east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
- HSK 3.0
- Level 1
- Old HSK
- Level 1
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 一 +4
- Structure
- Overlaid 叠加
- Traditional
- 東
- Common rank
- #107
- Unicode
- U+4E1C
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Formation & memory
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Words with 东
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 东西 | east and west | |
| 东西 | thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4] | |
| 东边 | east; east side; eastern part; to the east of | |
| 山东大学 | Shandong University | |
| 东海大学 | Tunghai University (in Taichung, Taiwan) | |
| 大东区 | Dadong, a district of Shenyang City 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning | |
| 东山区 | Dongshan, a district of Hegang City 鶴崗市|鹤岗市[He4 gang3 Shi4], Heilongjiang | |
| 东山县 | Dongshan, a county in Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian | |
| 东中国海 | East China sea | |
| 一东一西 | far apart | |
| 东海县 | Donghai, a county in Lianyungang City 連雲港市|连云港市[Lian2 yun2 gang3 Shi4], Jiangsu | |
| 海东市 | Haidong, prefecture-level city in Qinghai Province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 Sheng3] | |
| 金东区 | Jindong, a district of Jinhua City 金華市|金华市[Jin1 hua2 Shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 会东县 | 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 | Dong'an, a district of Mudanjiang City 牡丹江市[Mu3 dan1 jiang1 Shi4], Heilongjiang | |
| 东安县 | Dong'an, a county in Yongzhou City 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan | |
| 克东县 | 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 | Southeast University | |
| 大东 | see 大東區|大东区[Da4 dong1 Qu1] | |
| 东大 | (slang) China |
Sound family
These characters use 东 as their sound component — compare how they read.