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龙

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)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
龙 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
龙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
龙 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
龙 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
龙 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

龙 (龍) 

lóng

dragon; symbolic of emperor; CL:條|条[tiáo]; imperial

龙 (龍) 

Lóng

surname Long

Most common words with 龙
Freq.
Word
Meaning

龙

dragon

恐龙

dinosaur

龙头

faucet

龙虾

lobster

飞龙

wyvern (type of dragon)

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (0 verified)

袭 庞 龚 龛

Sound component in 15 characters (0 verified)

笼 垄 拢 宠 胧 聋 咙 陇 珑 茏 泷 垅 砻 眬 栊

Statistics

HSK level 3

Appears in 21.9926% of movies

1122nd most common character in movies

696th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

5

Traditional

龍

Unicode

U+9F99


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