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东 (dōng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 3

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 东

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 东 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 东

东 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Single Body

东=木tree+日sun

The sun (日) rising behind a tree (木), indicating the east — east or oriental.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 东

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 东

HSK words that contain this character.

东西

dōng xi

thing

房东

fáng dōng

landlord/landlady

东张西望

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 东 is used in context

dōng东

běi北

de的

dōng冬

tiān天

hěn很

lěng

Information

Pinyindōng

Meaningeast

Strokes5

Radical一

Traditional東

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#7

Zhuyinㄉㄨㄥ

UnicodeU+4E1C

CangjieKD

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dōng zhāng xī wàng

look all around

HSK 6

东道主

dōng dào zhǔ

host; one who pays for a meal

股东

gǔ dōng

shareholder

东北

Dōng běi

Northeast China

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东南

dōng nán

southeast

东奔西走

dōng bēn xī zǒu

rush about / run around

东方

Dōng fāng

the East

东部

dōng bù

the east

冷

。

Winter in the northeast is very cold.

tài太

yáng阳

cóng从

dōng东

fāng方

shēng升

qǐ起

。

The sun rises from the East.

tài太

yang阳

cóng从

dōng东

bian边

shēng升

qǐ起

。

The sun rises from the east.

wǒ我

mǎi买

le了

yí一

gè个

xīn新

dōng东

xī西

。

I bought a new thing.

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