东面 (dōng miàn) — east | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

east

东面。
Wǒ jiā zài dōng miàn.
My home is to the east.
东面。
dōng miàn Yǒu shān yǒu hé.
To the east there are mountains and rivers.
东面。
Cóng dōng miàn chuī lái yí zhèn lěng fēng.
A cold wind is blowing from the east.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

东 names the east, and 面 gives the sense of a side or direction.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 東; 东 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 東 originally drew a full bag tied at both ends. The simplified 东 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

面 originally drew a man’s face, with one eye exaggerated; the horizontal stroke was added later.

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