lóng
dragon
Pictograph of a dragon curled up. The simplified character 龙 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 龍.
Evolution
![龙 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC) 龙 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%BE%8D_0.png)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)![龙 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC) 龙 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%BE%8D_3.png)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)![龙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 龙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%BE%8D_7.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![龙 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD) 龙 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%BE%8D_15.png)
Clerical script
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernComponent uses
Sources