竹东镇 Traditional form: 竹東鎮 Pinyin (reading): Zhúdōngzhèn Definitions: Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣/新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan Characters: 竹 - bamboo; flute 东 - east, eastern, eastward 镇 - calm, composed; to control, to suppress Traditional characters: 竹 - bamboo; flute 東 - east, eastern, eastward 鎮 - calm, composed; to control, to suppress