- 東(east; rising sun behind tree)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun rising behind a tree trunk points to the East.
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东南西北
东南西北
east, south, west and north
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
east, south, west and north
- 。
The four directions are east, south, west, and north.
- 貳名noun
all directions
- 。
He can't tell the four directions apart.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten; centripetal)ASSOCIATIVE
- 冂(remote area; surround)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丷干(branch; trunk)ASSOCIATIVE
The south is a warm sunny place where trees flourish densely beneath an open sky.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⼔(person turning back; figure of person from behind)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing back-to-back represent North, the direction ancients faced away from.
东南西北
Traditional東南西北
east, south, west and north
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
east, south, west and north
- 。
The four directions are east, south, west, and north.
- 貳名noun
all directions
- 。
He can't tell the four directions apart.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 東(east; rising sun behind tree)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun rising behind a tree trunk points to the East.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten; centripetal)ASSOCIATIVE
- 冂(remote area; surround)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丷干(branch; trunk)ASSOCIATIVE
The south is a warm sunny place where trees flourish densely beneath an open sky.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⼔(person turning back; figure of person from behind)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing back-to-back represent North, the direction ancients faced away from.
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