东 dōng

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

HSK 1 5 strokes Radical 一 Pictograph 12 words

Built from

七qīseven 小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant

How it works

Simplified form of 東, the sun 日 rising behind a tree 木.

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Words with 东

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HSK 1 · 3

东西

dōngxī

east and west

东

dōng

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

东边

dōngbian

east; east side; eastern part

HSK 2 · 3

东方

dōngfāng

east

东北

dōngběi

northeast

东南

dōngnán

southeast

HSK 3 · 2

东部

dōngbù

the east; eastern part

房东

fángdōng

landlord

HSK 6 · 1

股东

gǔdōng

shareholder; stockholder

HSK 7–9 · 3

东张西望

dōngzhāngxīwàng

to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around

东道主

dōngdàozhǔ

host; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)

东奔西走

dōngbēnxīzǒu

to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about; to hopscotch