Word origins

• DazhaiA town in Xiyang, Jinzhong, Shanxi, China, formerly a township.
• DazhouA prefecture-level city of Sichuan, China.
• De'angAn ethnic minority group found in Southern China and Burma. Languages spoken in regions populated by this group include Palé, Riang, Rumai, and Shwe, all of which belong to the Palaungic sub-group of the Khasi-Khmuic family of languages.
• DebaoA county of Baise, Guangxi, China.
• DehongA Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, China.
• DehuiA county-level city of Changchun, Jilin, China.
• DejiangA county of Tongren, Guizhou, China.
• DemaoAn urban village in Shimen district, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
• DengfengA county-level city of Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
• DengzhouA county-level city of Nanyang, Henan, China.
• DeqingA county of Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.
• DexingA county-level city of Shangrao, Jiangxi, China.
• DeyangA prefecture-level city of Sichuan, China.
• DezhouA prefecture-level city of Shandong, China.
• Dianchi LakeSynonym of Lake Dian.
• DianjiangA county of Chongqing, China.
• DianjunA district of Yichang, Hubei, China.
• DiaoyutaiSynonym of Uotsuri: the Taiwanese name.
• DidaoA district of Jixi, Heilongjiang, China.
• dihuA large, bowed Chinese string instrument of the huqin family, with a large soundbox covered at one end with snakeskin.
• Ding'anA county of Hainan, China.
• DingbianA county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.
• DingchengA district of Changde, Hunan, China.
• DingcunA village in Xiangfen, Linfen, Shanxi, China.
• DinghaiA district of Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.
• DingsidangA town in Xishui, Huanggang, Hubei, China.
• DingxiA prefecture-level city of Gansu, China.
• DingxiangA county of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China.
• DingyuanA county of Chuzhou, Anhui, China.
• DiqingA Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, China.
• diziA transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music, usually made of bamboo.
• dongbaA priest of the Nakhi people.
• DongbaoA district of Jingmen, Hubei, China.
• DongbeiSynonym of Manchuria: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
• DongchangA district of Tonghua, Jilin, China.
• DongchongA town in Nansha district, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
• DongdingAn island of Jinhu, Kinmen County, Taiwan.
• DonggangA county-level city of Dandong, Liaoning, China.
• DonghuA district of Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
• DongjinA town in Xiangzhou district, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.
• DongjuAn island of Juguang, Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.
• DongliA district of Tianjin, China.
• DongliaoA county of Liaoyuan, Jilin, China.
• DongningA county-level city of Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China, formerly a county.
• DongquanFormer name of Dongju.
• DongshaSynonym of Pratas.
• DongshanA district of Tainan, Taiwan.
• DongsongA town in Luoning, Luoyang, Henan, China.
• DongtingA lake in Hunan, China.
• DongtouA district of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, formerly a county.
• DongxiangA member of an ethnic group of Gansu Province in China.
• DongxihuA district of Wuhan, Hubei, China, formerly a farm.
• DongyinA rural township in Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.
• Dong Zongan association that manages Chinese-language private schools in Malaysia, and advocates for Chinese-language education.
• dougongA structural element consisting of interlocking wooden brackets as used in traditional Chinese architecture.
• DouliuA city, the county seat of Yunlin County, Taiwan.
• DoumenA district of Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
• DounanAn urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.
• du huoAngelica pubescens
• duiliana pair of content-related lines with same number of characters, same part of speech in each corresponding word, inverse tone patterns in each corresponding character, oblique tone as the last character of first line; (by extension) a physical object (often a scroll, plaque, or paper strip) inscribed with such text
• DulanA county of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China.
• DunhuaA county-level city of Yanbian prefecture, Jilin, China.
• DuodaoA district of Jingmen, Hubei, China.
• DuoluSynonym of Dol: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
• DushanziA district of Karamay, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
• EchengA district of Ezhou, Hubei, China.
• ejiaoGlue obtained from the skin of the donkey, used as a medicinal ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.
• EluanbiA cape in Hengchun, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
• EmeishanA county-level city of Leshan, Sichuan, China.
• EnshiAn autonomous prefecture of Hubei, China.
• -erA person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
• ErdaobaiheA town in Antu, Yanbian prefecture, Jilin, China.
• ErdaojiangA district of Tonghua, Jilin, China.
• erhuaA phonological process that adds rhotic sounds to syllables in some lects of Chinese.
• ErlianSynonym of Erenhot.
• ErlianhaoteSynonym of Erenhot: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
• ErligangA village in Henan, China, site of the Bronze-Age Erligang culture
• ErlunA rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.
• ErqiA district of Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
• ErshuiA rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan.
• erxianOne of several bowed string instruments in the huqin family, used in traditional Chinese music.
• EzhouA prefecture-level city of Hubei, China.
• fa caiSynonym of fat choy.
• Falun DafaSynonym of Falun Gong.
• Falun GongA spiritual practice founded in China by Li Hongzhi (李洪志) in 1992, purporting to enable practitioners to ascend spiritually through moral rectitude and the practice of exercises and meditation.
• fanbeiIn Chinese Buddhism, refers to Buddhist chanting, hymns, and liturgical music used in rituals and ceremonies. It plays a crucial role in spiritual practice, fostering meditation, reverence, and creating a sacred atmosphere in temples.
• FanchangA district of Wuhu, Anhui, China.
• FanchengA district of Xiangyang, Hubei, China.
• FangchengA county of Nanyang, Henan, China.
• FangchenggangA prefecture-level city of the Guangxi autonomous region, China.
• FangchuanA village in Jingxin, Hunchun, Yanbian prefecture, Jilin, China, near the China–North Korea–Russia tripoint area.
• FangshanA county of Lüliang, Shanxi, China.
• fangyanSynonym of topolect (a regional variety of Chinese)
• FangziA district of Weifang, Shandong, China.
• FanluA rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.
• fanqieIn traditional Chinese lexicography, a method of indicating the pronunciation of a character by using two other characters, each giving part of the pronunciation.
• FanshiA county of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China.
• FantiziTraditional Chinese.
• fapiaoA kind of receipt that serves as a tax document and sometimes also as a lottery ticket, used in China and Taiwan.
• FeichengA county-level city of Tai'an, Shandong, China.