Type Element Usage Chinese Scripts 东(Chinese) 東(Traditional Chinese) Meaning & History Chinese character meaning "east". Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturestō(Japanese) dong(Korean) Other Readingshigashi(Japanese) Given Name DescendantsDong, Zedong(Chinese) Surname DescendantHigashi(Japanese) Place Name DescendantsDongjing(Chinese) Tokyo(English) Tokyo(French) Tokyo(Italian) Tōkyō, Tokyo(Japanese) Donggyeong(Korean) Tóquio(Portuguese) Same Spellingdòng, dǒng, dōng 2, dong