dōngDōng HSK1

east

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approved by Peter Olson · Oct 29, 2020, 05:43 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Oct 29, 2020, 05:43 PM

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Pictograph of a basket or a bag. The current meaning "east" is a phonetic loan. The simplified character was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character .

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Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.492-493漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode