東 Simplified/traditional character 東 English definition dōng east Characters with the same pronunciation 东 : east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord; 冬 : winter; 咚 : boom (of a drum); 岽 : place name in Guangxi province; 崠 : name of a mountain; 氡 : radon (chemistry); 涷 : rainstorm; 蝀 : rainbow; 鸫 : thrush; Tardus fuscatus; 鳭 動