东西周 dōngxīzhōu Western and Eastern Zhou dynasties Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 东 東 dōng noun east east; eastern; the direction where the sun rises西 xī nounadjective west The direction where the sun sets; west; western周 zhōu Zhou Dynasty the Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046-256 BC); the Later Zhou Dynasty (951-960 AD)