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  *東* | 東* | *東
east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord
HSK 1
thing / stuff / person / CL: 個|个,
HSK 1
east / east side / eastern part / to the east of
HSK 1
northeast
HSK 2
southeast
HSK 2
the east / eastern part
HSK 3
east
HSK 2
to look in all directions (idiom) / to glance around
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *東* | 東* | *東
surname Dong
east and west
Dongming county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽, Shandong
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Tungyin township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县 i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
abbr. for 東突厥斯坦解放組織|东突厥斯坦解放组织, East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO)
East Africa
Eastern civilization
east side (of sth)
(Tw) ASEAN (abbr. for 東南亞國協|东南亚国协)
Tokyo Tower
Eastern and Western culture
stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡
east and west / east to west
Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
East and West Germany / refers to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
Dongguang, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市, Hebei
Tokyo, capital of Japan / Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
Eastern Europe
Northeastern University (in Shenyang 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning) / Tōhoku University, Sendai, Japan
Dongxihu, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
Northeast China; Manchuria
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
(bird species of China) Blyth's paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone affinis)
to dodge about
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
to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom) / to sway / (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
host / official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)
HSK 7-9
Tokyo Bay / former name of 北部灣|北部湾, Gulf of Tonkin
Oriental Daily News
East India Company
Eastern Jin dynasty 317-420
Dongping county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong
East Asian Games
Dong'an district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
Dongshi or Tungshih Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
East Germany (1945-1990) / German Democratic Republic 德意志民主共和國|德意志民主共和国
Tojo Hideki (1884-1948), Japanese military leader hanged as war criminal in 1948
Tokyo University, Japan
Oriental Pearl Tower
(esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip
East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Chinese dissident group / abbr. for 東突厥斯坦解放組織|东突厥斯坦解放组织
Tokyo Imperial University (renamed Tokyo University after 1945)
(bird species of China) eastern barn owl (Tyto javanica)
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
China Eastern Airlines
Mu Kung or Tung Wang Kung, God of the Immortals (Taoism)
(bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)
Dongfeng, a county in Liaoyuan City 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin
East and West hemispheres
Oriental Pearl Television Tower
east longitude
Western Zhou (1045-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou (770-256 BC)
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
Donghu, a district of Nanchang City 南昌市, Jiangxi
the Eastern Hemisphere
Southeast University
(bird species of China) oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)
Dongfang City, Hainan
East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography)
Tunghai University (in Taichung, Taiwan)
Dongguan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
Dongxiang or East village (place name) / Donxiang (ethnic group) / Dongxiang County in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
Japan (old) / East Asian countries
Dongyang, a county-level city in Jinhua City 金華市|金华市, Zhejiang
southeast part
Donghai county in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港, Jiangsu
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
Eastern barbarian / ancient ethnic group of northeast frontier of China
Toshiba, Japanese electronics company
(derog.) the sick man of Asia (term used in the West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to refer to China in its weakened state after the Opium Wars)
(Tw) ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
(bird species of China) variable wheatear (Oenanthe picata)
Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Dongli suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
(idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources
east, south, west and north / all directions
Donggang, a county-level city in Dandong City 丹東市|丹东市, Liaoning
Eastern or later Han dynasty, 25-220
Dongxing, a district of Neijiang City 內江市|内江市, Sichuan

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