HSK 1

(dōng): east, eastern, eastward

dōng

east, eastern, eastward

Pinyin

dōng

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

east, eastern, eastward

How to Write (dōng)

is written in 5 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

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Origin of

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

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

seven
small, tiny, insignificant

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

东西

dōngxi

房东

fángdōng

股东

gǔdōng

东道主

dōngdàozhǔ

东张西望

dōngzhāngxīwàng

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