Pictographic: Simplified form of 東, the sun 日 rising behind a tree 木Radical:

meaning for dōng:

  • - east
  • - host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
  • - landlordGuangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粤 , capital Guangzhou 广州 Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 鲁 , capital Jinan 济南 thing
  • - stuff
  • - person
  • - Classifiers: 个 Northeast China
  • - Manchurianortheast

dōng
zhì
chāngshèng昌盛
nán
zhì
xué
yīn
西
zhì
xiùshuǐ秀水
xuéyuàn学院
yòngde用地
jiè
běi
zhì
wénchāng文昌

Reaching Changsheng road on the east, Xueyin road on the south, plot for Xiushui College on the west, Wenchang road on the north.