房東 (fángdōng) — a landlord, the owner of a rented home

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房東 word · TOCFL A2 (est.)

房東＝房＋東

ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄥ · fángdōng

noun — a landlord, the owner of a rented home

字源 FORM — what the parts do

房a house, room (房子)fáng

東the host, owner (東家)dōng東 "east" came to mean the host — the seat of honour faced east

房東，房子的房，東家的東。