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东经

dōng jīng

2-character word Traditional 東經

What 东经 means

1. east longitude

The characters in 东经

• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 经jīngclassics; sacred book; scripture

Sounds the same

Read dōng jīng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 东京Tokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)