龙 (lóng): meaning and stroke order
龙 (lóng) means Chinese dragon; loong, (fig.) emperor, dragon, (bound form) dinosaur, surname Long.
龙
- Simplified
- 龙
- Traditional
- 龍
- Pinyin
- lóng
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Stroke order of 龙
龙
- Lóng surname Long
- lóng Chinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor
- 5 strokes
- Traditional form: 龍
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Meaning of 龙
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lóng
Traditional 龍
- Chinese dragon; loong
- (fig.) emperor
- dragon
- (bound form) dinosaur
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Lóng
Traditional 龍
- surname Long
Radical and structure
- 龙
- Radical 龙 (Kangxi radical 212) in its simplified form · 5 strokes · built from 𡯃 and 丶
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 龙
- 龙门 Lóng mén see 龍門縣|龙门县[Long2 men2 Xian4]; see 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[Long2 men2 Shi2 ku1]
- 龙头 lóng tóu faucet; tap; bicycle handlebar
- 龙王 Lóng wáng Dragon King (mythology)
- 龙宫 lóng gōng palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea
- 龙舟 lóng zhōu dragon boat; imperial boat
- 叶公好龙 Yè Gōng hào lóng lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom); fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it
- 画龙点睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life
龙 in our stories
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一天，小男孩阿山在山下看见一条很小的龙。
yì tiān xiǎo nánhái Ā Shān zài shān xià kànjiàn yì tiáo hěn xiǎo de lóng
One day a little boy called A Shan saw a tiny dragon at the foot of the mountain.
From the story The little dragon and the rain HSK 2
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小鲤鱼听说，只要跳过龙门，就能变成龙。
xiǎo lǐyú tīngshuō zhǐyào tiàoguò Lóngmén jiù néng biànchéng lóng
The little carp heard that as long as it leaped over the Dragon Gate, it could become a dragon.
From the story The little carp's decision HSK 3
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它长着龙一样的头、鹿一样的身体，头上还有一只角。
tā zhǎng zhe lóng yíyàng de tóu lù yíyàng de shēntǐ tóu shàng háiyǒu yì zhī jiǎo
It has a head like a dragon's, a body like a deer's, and a single horn on its head.
From the story The qilin HSK 4
Stories using 龙
- The little dragon and the rain HSK 2
- The little carp's decision HSK 3
- The qilin HSK 4
- Lord Ye loves dragons HSK 7–9 · Level 9
- The Dragon Gate and the ordinary fish HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).