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) Given Name DescendantsDong, Zedong(Chinese) Place Name DescendantsDongjing(Chinese) Tokyo(English) Tokyo(French) Tōkyō, Tokyo(Japanese) Donggyeong(Korean) Tóquio(Portuguese) Same Spellingdòng, dōng (2), dong Entry updated January 22, 2019