东协 Traditional form: 東協 Pinyin (reading): Dōngxié Definitions: (Tw) ASEAN (abbr. for 東南亞國協/东南亚国协 ( Dōngnányà Guó- Xié)) Characters: 东 - east, eastern, eastward 协 - to assist; to cooperate, to join; to harmonize Traditional characters: 東 - east, eastern, eastward 協 - to assist; to cooperate, to join; to harmonize