Etymology

Dongcheng

Dong·cheng
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Today it means: A district of Beijing, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 東城 /东城
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from東城 /东城
  2. English todayDongcheng

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東城 /东城 (Dōngchéng).

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