東U+67718 STROKES
Entry·pron. dōng
ㄉㄨㄥ
“The direction east; the place where the sun rises; host or landlord; a surname.”
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- 東西ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄒㄧthing; stuff; object; person (used in casual speech); east and west; from east to west
- 台東ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄥTaitung; a city and county in southeastern Taiwan.
- 屏東ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥPingtung; a city, county, and military airbase in southern Taiwan.
- 東京ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥTokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period); historically also Luoyang (Han dynasty) or Kaifeng (Song dynasty).
- 東方ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤeast; the direction of the sunrise; the Orient; a general term for Asia; a compound surname.
- 股東ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥshareholder; stockholder; a person who owns shares in a company
- 東南亞ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄚˋSoutheast Asia; the region comprising Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, and East Timor.
- 廣東ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄥGuangdong; a coastal province in southern China; major economic hub and most populous province.
- 東北ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇnortheast; the direction between east and north; Northeast China (Manchuria) in mainland usage.
- 屏東縣ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˋPingtung County; a county in southern Taiwan; borders Kaohsiung to the north and northwest, Taitung County to the northeast, and the Pacific Ocean on the other three sides; known for agriculture and tourism, including Kenting National Park.
- 東部ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋthe east; eastern part; the eastern part of a region
- 東區ㄉㄨㄥ ㄑㄩeastern district; eastern part of a region; Dongqu (a district of Panzhihua City, Sichuan).
- 東亞ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧㄚˋEast Asia; the eastern region of Asia, including China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan.
- 山東ㄕㄢ ㄉㄨㄥShandong Province, a coastal province in eastern China; historically, the area east of the Hangu Pass and Mount Xiao; also historically, the area east of Mount Taihang or east of Mount Hua.
- 毛澤東ㄇㄠˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥMao Zedong (1893–1976); Chinese Communist Party leader from 1935 until his death; founding chairman of the People's Republic of China.
- 羅東ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄥLuodong, a town in Yilan County, northeastern Taiwan; a local commercial and transport hub.
- 遠東ㄩㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄥFar East; term used in Western usage for East Asia, Southeast Asia, and parts of North Asia.
- 東海ㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄞˇEast China Sea; in Chinese mythology and ancient geography, the East Sea; also a place name (e.g., Donghai County).
- 中東ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥMiddle East; region where Europe, Asia, and Africa meet; includes countries such as Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, Egypt, Sudan.
- 台東縣ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˋTaitung County; a county in southeastern Taiwan.
- 東南ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊsoutheast; the direction between east and south; in Chinese contexts, often refers to the southeastern coastal regions such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shanghai, and Taiwan.
- 花東ㄏㄨㄚ ㄉㄨㄥeastern Taiwan, especially the area along the Pacific coast between Hualien and Taitung.
- 東協ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄝˊASEAN; Association of Southeast Asian Nations (used in Taiwan).
- 房東ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄥlandlord; a person who rents out property, as opposed to the tenant.
- 東港ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄤˇDonggang, a place name used for several locations in China; a county-level city in Liaoning; a district in Rizhao, Shandong.
- 東吳ㄉㄨㄥ ㄨˊEastern Wu (222–280); the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan.
- 股東會ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˋshareholders' meeting; annual general meeting of shareholders; corporate assembly where company owners gather to vote on key decisions
- 廣東省ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄥˇGuangdong Province; southernmost coastal province of mainland China; capital Guangzhou; borders Fujian, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Vietnam.
- 竹東ㄓㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄥZhudong, a town in Hsinchu County, northwestern Taiwan.
- 山東省ㄕㄢ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄥˇa province in eastern China; located along the lower Yellow Sea coast; capital is Jinan; historically the homeland of the ancient state of Lu, so it is often shortened to 'Lu'.
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