东 dōng east
Used as component 东 in :疼 téng
Similar looking characters : 车 chē (vehicle)
Alternative traditional form of character: 東
Made with 5 strokes.
Some say it is a representation of seeing the sun through a tree that has been recently simplified in structure, others it is a shared phonetic for a 'bundle'. One of the few characters not to have a radical.
Ancient small seal form 
Sounds same
冬 dōng (winter)Different tone
懂 dǒng (to understand) ; 动 dòng (to use)Pronunciation
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Provinces
广东 Guangdong山东 Shandong
Cities
东莞 Dongguan, Guangdong丹东 Dandong, Liaoning
东营 Dongying, Shandong
People
毛泽东 Mao ZedongProverbs
东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu Be busy; bustling about东施效颦 dōng shī xiaò pín The story is of Dong Shi, an ugly person imitating the posture of famous beautiful woman Xi Shi ➚ by knitting his eyebrows
干活不由东累死也无功 gàn huó bú yóu dōng lèi sǐ yě wú gōng Only work on what is needed to be done
东窗事发 dōng chuāng shì fā The game is up. Generally said of villains whose evil plans have been thwarted. The story is of Qin Hui of the Song dynasty who hatched a plot under the east window of his house to tell lies about General Yue Fei. Qin Hui and his son died shortly after Yue Fei was executed. Qin's wife Wang used a necromancer who discovered the truth and was told by Qin's spirit that the East window plot had been exposed.
河东狮吼 hé dōng shī hǒu A husband under the control of a domineering wife. The story is of Chen Zao of the Song dynasty who often had guests around in the evening. If his wife got to hear that there were other women with him she would knock on the wall and roar. A hen-pecked man.
东食西宿 dōng shí xī sù Taking fully advantage of kindly offers - accepting hospitality in a selfish way. The story is of a girl who was asked to choose whether to live with a family in the east or west side of a village. She chose to eat with the rich family of one suitor on the east side but also sleep with the poor but good looking suitor on the west side.