- 东方红 dōngfānghóng The East is Red"The East is Red", a famous folk song from northern Shaanxi that became the unofficial national anthem during the Cultural Revolution.
- 东方人 dōngfāngrén Asian personAn Oriental; specifically refers to people from Asian countries or cultures
- 东方文化 dōngfāngwénhuà Oriental cultureOriental culture; Eastern culture
- 东方市 dōngfāngshì Dongfang CityDongfang City, a county-level city in Hainan Province
- 东方日报 dōngfāngrìbào Oriental Daily NewsOriental Daily News; a popular Hong Kong newspaper
- 东方不亮西方亮 dōngfāngbùliàngxīfāngliàng there are other optionslit. if it isn't bright in the east, it will be bright in the west; used to mean that if something does not work out in one place, there are always other opportunities or solutions elsewhere
- 东方航空 dōngfānghángkōng China Eastern Airlinesthe name of a major Chinese airline company based in Shanghai
- 东方文明 dōngfāngwénmíng Eastern civilizationEastern civilization; the cultures and societies of the East
- 东方青龙 dōngfāngqīnglóng Azure DragonThe Azure Dragon of the East, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations.
- 东方狍 dōngfāngpáo Siberian roe deerthe Siberian roe deer, a species of deer found in northeastern Asia
- 东方白鹳 dōngfāngbáiguàn oriental storkoriental stork (Ciconia boyciana), a large white bird with black wing feathers found in East Asia
- 东方苍龙 dōngfāngcānglóng Azure Dragonthe Azure Dragon of the East, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations
- 东方阿閦佛 dōngfāng'āchùfó Akshobhya BuddhaAkshobhya, the imperturbable Buddha who rules over the Eastern Pure Land of Abhirati
- 东方马脑炎病毒 dōngfāngmǎnǎoyánbìngdú eastern equine encephalitis viruseastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus
- 东方鸻 dōngfānghéng oriental plovera bird species of China, Anarhynchus veredus
- 中国东方航空 zhōngguódōngfānghángkōng China Eastern AirlinesThe major Chinese airline headquartered in Shanghai.
- 东方三博士 dōngfāngsānbóshì the MagiThe Magi; the Three Wise Men from the East in the biblical nativity story
- 东方叽咋柳莺 dōngfāngjīzǎliǔyīng mountain chiffchaff(bird species) a species of leaf warbler found in the mountains of Asia; Phylloscopus sindianus
- 东方大苇莺 dōngfāngdàwěiyīng oriental reed warblera bird species of China (Acrocephalus orientalis)
- 东方寿带 dōngfāngshòudài Blyth's paradise flycatcher(bird species of China) Blyth's paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone affinis)
- 东方斑䳭 dōngfāngbānjí variable wheateara bird species of China (Oenanthe picata)
- 东方明珠塔 dōngfāngmíngzhūtǎ Oriental Pearl TowerThe Oriental Pearl Radio & Television Tower located in Pudong, Shanghai
- 东方明珠电视塔 dōngfāngmíngzhūdiànshìtǎ Oriental Pearl Television TowerThe Oriental Pearl Television Tower, a major landmark located in the Pudong district of Shanghai
- 东方朔 dōngfāngshuò Dongfang ShuoHan Dynasty scholar, official, and court jester known for his wit, humor, and speed in composing literary works
- 东方热 dōngfāngrè OrientalismOrientalism; a craze for exploring Eastern culture and philosophy, often as a response to perceived crises in Western civilization
