Save Gender Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 照东, 兆东, 朝东, etc.(Chinese) 照東, 兆東, 朝東, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ʈ͡ʂaʊ̯.tʊŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illumine, reflect", 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen" or 朝 (zhāo) meaning "morning, day, daytime" combined with 东 (dōng) meaning "east". Other character combinations can form this name as well.