东 dōng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
东
dōng
east
Character
Example phrases
- 我家在东边。 Wǒ jiā zài dōngbian. My home is in the east.
- 太阳从东边出来。 Tàiyáng cóng dōngbian chūlái. The sun rises in the east.
- 我的学校在东边。 Wǒ de xuéxiào zài dōngbian. My school is to the east.
- 从东到西不远。 Cóng dōng dào xī bù yuǎn. It is not far from east to west.
- 东和西不一样。 Dōng hé xī bù yíyàng. East and west are not the same.
- 请问，哪儿是东？ Qǐngwèn, nǎr shì dōng? Excuse me, which way is east?
- 看地图，东在右边。 Kàn dìtú, dōng zài yòubian. Look at the map, east is on the right.
- 今天没有东风。 Jīntiān méiyǒu dōngfēng. There is no east wind today.
- 王明从东走到西。 Wáng Míng cóng dōng zǒu dào xī. Wang Ming walked from east to west.
- 你看，东在这儿！ Nǐ kàn, dōng zài zhèr! Look, east is here!
Related words
- 东边 dōngbian east side
- 东西 dōngxi thing, stuff
- 东北 dōngběi northeast
- 东方 dōngfāng east
- 东南 dōngnán southeast
- 东部 dōngbù eastern part
- 房东 fángdōng landlord
- 东奔西走 dōngbēnxīzǒu to run around busily; to rush about here and there
- 东道主 dōngdàozhǔ host; host party
- 东张西望 dōngzhāngxīwàng to look around distractedly; to gaze about
- 股东 gǔdōng shareholder
- 南边 nánbian south side