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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *东* | 东* | *东
east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord
HSK 1
thing / stuff / person / CL: 個|个,
HSK 1
the east / eastern part
HSK 3
northeast
HSK 2
east / east side / eastern part / to the east of
HSK 1
east
HSK 2
landlord
HSK 3
southeast
HSK 2
shareholder / stockholder
HSK 6
(slang) China
Dongxiang ethnic group
Ledu, a district of Haidong City 海東市|海东市, Qinghai
host country; host state
Nedong, a district of Shannan City 山南市, Tibet
Hualong Hui Autonomous County, in Haidong City 海東市|海东市, Qinghai
Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, in Haidong City 海東市|海东市, Qinghai
Dong District or Dongqu, a district of Panzhihua City 攀枝花市, Sichuan
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *东* | 东* | *东
surname Dong
Southeast Asia
to do one's shopping
to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily / to bustle about / to hopscotch / also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠
HSK 7-9
Ping'an, a district of Haidong City 海東市|海东市, Qinghai
Midong, a district of Ürümqi City 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市, Xinjiang
Mao Zedong (1893–1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935–1976
(Internet slang) the United States (contrasted with China 東大|东大) / (informal) abbreviation for certain university names, esp. 西南大學|西南大学 and 西北大學|西北大学
Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, in Haidong City 海東市|海东市, Qinghai
host / official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)
HSK 7-9
(of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom) / to come to light
eastern extremity
Xunhua Salar Autonomous County, in Haidong City 海東市|海东市, Qinghai
East China
east and west
East African Rift Valley
Tokyo, capital of Japan / Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
Eastern civilization
to look in all directions (idiom) / to glance around
HSK 7-9
the Eastern Hemisphere
Dongning, a county-level city in Mudanjiang City 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
to go separate ways (idiom) / to part ways with sb / Taiwan pr. [ge4 ben1 dong1 xi1]
Shandong Province, capital Jinan 濟南市|济南市 (short name 魯|鲁)
Zhenxing, a district of Dandong City 丹東市|丹东市, Liaoning
Dongguang, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市, Hebei
Oriental Daily News
east and west / east to west
Dongli suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
Jingdong, Chinese e-commerce company
Rizhao, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省
East Asia
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (Hong Kong)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *粤* | 粤* | *粤
Cantonese / short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东
(idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady / (idiom) indecisive; hesitant
northeast / northeastern
China's three northern regions, 東北|东北, 華北|华北 and 西北
oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
Northeast China; Manchuria
Northeast China / Manchuria / lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关 / Kantō region of Japan
Chairman Mao; Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893–1976), Chinese Communist leader
Indomalayan realm
easterly wind / spring breeze / (fig.) revolutionary momentum; favorable circumstances
Western Zhou (1045-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou (770-256 BC)
to the east of (suffix)
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Japan (old) / East Asian countries
Dongxihu, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
Mao Zedong Thought
Zhou Dynasty / Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC)
southeast part
Northeast Asia
east, south, west and north / all directions
Tunghai University (in Taichung, Taiwan)
Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡, Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏 and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家
Guangdong Province, capital Guangzhou 廣州市|广州市 (short name 粵|粤)
to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
Middle East
Yadong, a county in Shigatse City 日喀則市|日喀则市, Tibet
Guangzhou, sub-provincial city and capital of Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
Donggang, the name of various places, including 東港市|东港市, a county-level city in Dandong 丹東市|丹东市, Liaoning, and 東港區|东港区, a district of Rizhao 日照市, Shandong
East Africa
(literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan
lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb) / change is the only constant
owner (e.g. of a shop)
Pudong, a district of Shanghai to the east of the Huangpu River, full name 浦東新區|浦东新区
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
Eastern and Western culture
(idiom) auspicious omen heralding good fortune
Eastern Orthodox Church

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