东正教 dōngzhèngjiào Eastern Orthodox Church Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 东 東 dōng noun east east; eastern; the direction where the sun rises正教 zhèngjiào noun Orthodox Church One of the three major branches of Christianity, which split from the Western Church in the 11th century; also called 东正教 dōngzhèngjiào.