Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 泽东, etc.(Chinese) 澤東, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /t͡sɤ.tʊŋ/ Meaning & History From Chinese 泽 (zé) meaning "moist, grace, brilliance" combined with 东 (dōng) meaning "east", as well as other character combinations. A notable bearer was the founder of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong (1893-1976).