| 东南西北中 |
dōng nán xī běi zhōng |
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle |
| 东 |
Dōng |
surname Dong |
| 东 |
dōng |
east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord |
| 东南 |
dōng nán |
southeast |
| 东南西北 |
dōng nán xī běi |
east, south, west and north / all directions |
| 南 |
Nán |
surname Nan |
| 南 |
nā |
used in 南无 / Taiwan pr. [na2] |
| 南 |
nán |
south |
| 西 |
Xī |
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish |
| 西 |
xī |
west |
| 西北 |
Xī běi |
Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang) |
| 西北 |
xī běi |
northwest |
| 北 |
běi |
north / (classical) to be defeated |
| 中 |
Zhōng |
(bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong |
| 中 |
zhōng |
within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right |
| 中 |
zhòng |
to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery) |