东方 dōngfāng east
east; the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang
How to remember 东方: 东 east + 方 direction = east.
Characters
How it is used
- The east; also the East / the Orient as a cultural region - 东方文化 (dōngfāng wénhuà) Eastern culture, 太阳从东方升起 (tàiyáng cóng dōngfāng shēngqǐ) the sun rises in the east.
- Contrast 东边 (dōngbian) the east side of a specific place; 东方 is the broad direction or the civilizational East (vs 西方 the West). Also a two-character surname, Dōngfāng.
Example sentences
- 我们来自东方。 Wǒmen lái zì dōngfāng.We're from the East.