- 東(east; rising sun behind tree)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun rising behind a tree trunk points to the East.
/
东南西北中
东南西北中
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
- ，？
East, west, south, north, and center — which way are you heading?
STROKE ORDER
Loading…
解字
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.
东南西北中
Traditional東南西北中
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
- ，？
East, west, south, north, and center — which way are you heading?
STROKE ORDER
Loading…
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.
Explore more related entries to look up.