东西 dōngxi thing

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Traditional: 東西
Measure word: 个, 件

Stroke order

东西 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

东西 — the Chinese character for thing (dōngxi), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 东西 — thing

东 — 5 strokes
西 — 6 strokes

Senses

thing
stuff
person

Characters in 东西

东 dōng — east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
西 xī — west

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

我想买一些东西。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yīxiē dōngxi.I want to buy some things.
这些东西都是我的。Zhèxiē dōngxi dōu shì wǒ de.These things are all mine.

Related words

东西 is pronounced dōngxi and means “thing”.

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