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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 东方

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
东方 dōng fāng - the East; the Orient
- two-character surname Dongfang
东方 dōng fāng - east

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 2 7,684 2,601 3,375

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dōng- surname Dong
dōng- east
- host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
- landlord
fāng- surname Fang
fāng- square
- power or involution (math.)
- upright
- honest
- fair and square
- direction
- side
- party (to a contract, dispute etc)
- place
- method
- prescription (medicine)
- just when
- only or just
- classifier for square things
- abbr. for square or cubic meter

Other Words Containing 东方

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
东方 - 2 7,684 2,601 3,375
东方航空 - - 58,065 - -