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東 is the direction East in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Sometimes used as an abbreviation for the Eastern Hemisphere.
This can also be the surname Dong in China.
In Japan, this can be an abbreviation for a kind of six-stringed zither, or the personal name, Yamato.
東 is used as a suffix for many words in Asia. In fact, it's part of the CJK word 東方 meaning Orient or Oriental. The word 東方 more literally translates as “Eastern Kingdoms,” “Eastern Countries,” or simply “The East.”
Moving / Motion / Ever-Changing
動 is the only Chinese/Japanese/Korean word that can encompass the idea of “dynamic” into one character.
動 can also mean:
to use; to act; to move; to change; motion; stir.
In the Buddhist context, it means: Movement arises from the nature of wind which is the cause of motion.
The key point of this word is that it represents motion or always moving. Some might say “lively” or certainly the opposite of something that is stagnant or dead.
Note: In Japanese, this can also be a female given name, Yurugi.
冬 is the word/character used to describe the Winter season in Chinese and Japanese.
It also means winter in Korean Hanja, though a second character is usually added in Korean.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your dong search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
冬 see styles |
dōng dong1 tung fuyu ふゆ |
More info & calligraphy: Winter Season(n,adv) winter; (female given name) Fuyu hima; hemanta; winter. |
動 动 see styles |
dòng dong4 tung yurugi ゆるぎ |
More info & calligraphy: Dynamic(ant: 静・1) motion; (female given name) Yurugi Move, stir, motion, mutable; movement arises from the nature of wind which is the cause of motion. |
東 东 see styles |
dōng dong1 tung yamato やまと |
More info & calligraphy: East(1) {mahj} east wind tile; (2) {mahj} winning hand with a pung (or kong) of east wind tiles; (personal name) Yamato pūrva, east. |
丹東 丹东 see styles |
dān dōng dan1 dong1 tan tung tanhigashi たんひがし |
More info & calligraphy: Danton(place-name) Tanhigashi |
主動 主动 see styles |
zhǔ dòng zhu3 dong4 chu tung shudou / shudo しゅどう |
More info & calligraphy: Initiative / Leadershipleadership |
動力 动力 see styles |
dòng lì dong4 li4 tung li ichiriki いちりき |
More info & calligraphy: Motivation(1) power; motive power; (2) {engr} (See 三相交流) three-phase electricity; (personal name) Ichiriki |
動態 动态 see styles |
dòng tài dong4 tai4 tung t`ai tung tai doutai / dotai どうたい |
More info & calligraphy: Dynamic(See 静態) movement; dynamic state |
動機 动机 see styles |
dòng jī dong4 ji1 tung chi douki / doki どうき |
More info & calligraphy: Motivation(1) motive; incentive; (2) (See モチーフ) motif |
動物 动物 see styles |
dòng wù dong4 wu4 tung wu doubutsu / dobutsu どうぶつ |
More info & calligraphy: Animalsanimal |
廣東 广东 see styles |
guǎng dōng guang3 dong1 kuang tung hirotou / hiroto ひろとう |
More info & calligraphy: Canton / Guangdong(surname) Hirotou |
東京 东京 see styles |
dōng jīng dong1 jing1 tung ching toukei / toke とうけい |
More info & calligraphy: TokyoTokyo; (place-name) Luoyang, China |
東光 东光 see styles |
dōng guāng dong1 guang1 tung kuang harumitsu はるみつ |
More info & calligraphy: Toko(given name) Harumitsu |
東歐 东欧 see styles |
dōng ōu dong1 ou1 tung ou |
More info & calligraphy: Eastern Europe |
安東尼 安东尼 see styles |
ān dōng ní an1 dong1 ni2 an tung ni |
More info & calligraphy: Antony |
東帝汶 东帝汶 see styles |
dōng dì wèn dong1 di4 wen4 tung ti wen |
More info & calligraphy: East Timor |
運動家 运动家 see styles |
yùn dòng jiā yun4 dong4 jia1 yün tung chia undouka / undoka うんどうか |
More info & calligraphy: Athlete(1) (See 活動家) activist; campaigner; crusader (e.g. for women's rights); (2) athlete; sporty person |
凍 冻 see styles |
dòng dong4 tung kooru こおる |
to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly (female given name) Kooru |
咚 see styles |
dōng dong1 tung |
(onom.) boom (of a drum); knock (on the door) |
垌 see styles |
dòng dong4 tung |
field; farm; used in place names |
崠 see styles |
dōng dong1 tung |
name of a mountain |
崬 岽 see styles |
dōng dong1 tung |
place name in Guangxi province |
恫 see styles |
dòng dong4 tung |
frighten |
懂 see styles |
dǒng dong3 tung |
to understand; to comprehend |
棟 栋 see styles |
dòng dong4 tung mune むね |
classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) (1) (often むな as a prefix) ridge (of roof); (2) (See 刀背) back of a sword; (suf,ctr) (3) counter for buildings, apartments, etc.; (surname, female given name) Mune |
氡 see styles |
dōng dong1 tung |
radon (chemistry) |
涷 see styles |
dōng dong1 tung |
rainstorm |
湩 see styles |
dòng dong4 tung |
milk; sound of a drum |
胴 see styles |
dòng dong4 tung dou / do どう |
large intestine; torso (1) trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist; (2) plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); (3) frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.); hull (of a ship); (4) (rare) {hanaf} (also written as 筒) (See 親・おや・2) dealer |
腖 胨 see styles |
dòng dong4 tung |
see 蛋白腖|蛋白胨[dan4 bai2 dong4] |
董 see styles |
dǒng dong3 tung masashi まさし |
to supervise; to direct; director (given name) Masashi |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
East | 東 东 | higashi / tou higashi / to | dōng / dong1 / dong | tung |
Dynamic | 動 动 | dou / do | dòng / dong4 / dong | tung |
Winter Season | 冬 | fuyu | dōng / dong1 / dong | tung |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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