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东 (dōng): East — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1. Animated Stroke Order 东

Watch each stroke animate in order, then practice the same sequence by hand.

518 learners have practiced this character

How to write 东 — animated stroke order

518 learners have practiced this character

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.

dōng xi

东西

thing

HSK 1

fáng dōng

房东

landlord/landlady

HSK 4

dōng zhāng xī wàng

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冷

Information

Traditional東
Radical一
Strokes5
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#7
Zhuyinㄉㄨㄥ
UnicodeU+4E1C
CangjieKD
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look all around

HSK 6

dōng dào zhǔ

东道主

host; one who pays for a meal

HSK 6

gǔ dōng

股东

shareholder

HSK 6

Dōng běi

东北

Northeast China

HSK 3.0 L3
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dōng nán

东南

southeast

HSK 3.0 L3

dōng bēn xī zǒu

东奔西走

rush about / run around

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Dōng fāng

东方

the East

HSK 3.0 L3

dōng bù

东部

the east

HSK 3.0 L4
。

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.

Show 1 More Sentences
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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