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Dōng
RomanizationVietnamese: Đồng, Đông
PronunciationDōng ([tʊ́ŋ]) (Mandarin)
Origin
Word/nameDongfang
Meaning"East"
Region of originChina

Dōng[1] (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Dōng) is a Chinese surname. Its Vietnamese form is Đồng, Đông.

An origin of Dong is the simplification of the surname Dongfang, which originates from Fu Xi. During the middle Zhou Dynasty, Dongguan (東關) the Ji (姬) family reduce surname to Dong (東) in Jin (晉國). Donghu people (東胡) people get surname Dong (東) with tribe name.

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Notes

  1. ^ The approximate English pronunciation is /ˈdŋ/.