东南
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
东南 (dōngnán) · southeast
东南 (dōngnán) means “southeast”. It is written with 2 characters: 东 (east) + 南 (south). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 东南 is built
The characters
东 dōng · east
What 东 is made of
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Simplified form of 東, the sun 日 rising behind a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
南 nán · south
What 南 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A musical bell (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我家在学校的东南边。Wǒ jiā zài xuéxiào de dōngnán biān.My home is southeast of the school.
风是从东南吹来的吗？Fēng shì cóng dōngnán chuī lái de ma?Is the wind coming from the southeast?
Questions about 东南
What does 东南 mean?
东南 (dōngnán) means “southeast”.
How do you pronounce 东南?
东南 is pronounced dōngnán.
Which HSK level is 东南?
东南 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 东边dōngbianeast side
- 东西dōngxithing
- 东北dōngběinortheast
- 东方dōngfāngthe east
- 东部dōngbùthe east
- 房东fángdōnglandlord
- 东道主dōngdàozhǔhost
- 东张西望dōngzhāngxīwàngto look around
- 股东gǔdōngshareholder
- 东dōngeast
Learn 东南 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.