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东 dōng — “east”
How to write and say the Chinese character 东 (dōng), which means east — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Position & direction.
Pinyin · 拼音 dōng
Meaning · 意思 east
Strokes · 笔画 5
Radical · 部首 一 (one)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
东 is written with 5 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: simplified form of 東, the sun 日 rising behind a tree 木.
A common word常用词
东西
a thing
Example sentence例句
太阳从东边升起。
The sun rises in the east.
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