Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 东杰, 冬杰, etc.(Chinese) 東傑, 冬傑, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /tʊŋ.t͡ɕjɛ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" or 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding". Other character combinations can form this name as well.