竹东 Traditional form: 竹東 Pinyin (reading): Zhúdōng 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 Traditional characters: 竹 - bamboo; flute 東 - east, eastern, eastward