lóng
a gem cut like dragon
Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 龙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 瓏.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 珑
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
exquisite | ||
be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations) | ||
exquisite | ||
tinkling of gem-pendants | ||
exquisitely made |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3797th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 9 |
Traditional | |
Unicode | U+73D1 |
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