東南西北中 dōng nán xī běi zhōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle

CHARACTERS

東 dōng east, eastern, eastward
南 nán south; southern part; southward
西 xī west(ern); westward, occident
北 běi north; northern; northward
中 zhōng central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain