龙 (lóng): Chinese dragon, loong, (fig.) emperor, dragon
龙 (lóng) is a Chinese character meaning “chinese dragon.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 尤 (structural) and 丿 (structural). It ranks #696 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 龙 a dragon. Its radical form 龙 (dragon) appears in many related characters such as 龚 (gōng, surname Gong).
Definitions
- Chinese dragon
- loong
- (fig.) emperor
- dragon
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 龙虾noun | lóng xiā | lobster |
| 恐龙noun | kǒng lóng | dinosaur,隻|只) |
| 飞龙noun | fēi lóng | dragon in flight |
| 龙卷风noun | lóng juǎn fēng | tornado |
| 沙龙noun | shā lóng | salon (loanword) |
| 水龙头 | shuǐ lóng tóu | faucet |
| 龙头noun | lóng tóu | faucet |
| 来龙去脉phrase | lái lóng qù mài | (lit.) the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom) |
| 马龙 | mǎ lóng | see 馬龍區|马龙区 |
| 巨龙proper-noun | jù lóng | gigantic dragon (lit. and fig.) |
| 李小龙 | lǐ xiǎo lóng | Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert |
| 独眼龙noun | dú yǎn lóng | one-eyed person |
| 生龙活虎 | shēng lóng huó hǔ | lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom) |
| 尼龙noun | ní lóng | (loanword) nylon |
| 火龙noun | huǒ lóng | a lantern or torchlight procession (resembling a fiery dragon) |
龙 appears in 108 compound words: 58 as the first character, 37 as the last, and 5 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 龙 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (33)
something one step away from perfection; to put on the finishing touches
origin and development; the entire process; sequence of events; ins and outs
origin and development; the entire process; sequence of events; ins and outs
Showing 12 of 33 idioms containing 龙.
Example Sentences
龙字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
lóng zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character for "dragon" is written is quite unique and left a deep impression on me.
国3龙井段惊魂!驾驶分心追撞缓撞车 车流回堵2...
guó 3 lóng jǐng duàn jīng hún ! jià shǐ fēn xīn zhuī zhuàng huǎn zhuàng chē chē liú huí dǔ 2 . . .
National 3 Longjing section is horror! Driving distracted and chasing and crashing slowly Traffic jam 2...
龙吟虎啸:美元地位曾经衰落
lóng yín hǔ xiào : měi yuán dì wèi céng jīng shuāi luò
The roar of the dragon and the roar: The status of the dollar has declined
龙七公:“万亿大市”挑大梁支撑基本面
lóng qī gōng : wàn yì dà shì tiāo dà liáng zhī chēng jī běn miàn
Long Qigong: "Trillion big city" takes the lead to support fundamentals
新年|高铁西九龙站现返港潮 市民指内地物价便宜故留到最后...
xīn nián gāo tiě xī jiǔ lóng zhàn xiàn fǎn gǎng cháo shì mín zhǐ nèi dì wù jià biàn yí gù liú dào zuì hòu . . .
New Year|High Speed Rail West Kowloon Station is now returning to Hong Kong Citizens say that the price in the mainland is cheap, so they will stay until the end...
利弗莫尔中概股龙头指数收涨0.94% 网易有道涨近..
lì 弗 mò ěr zhōng gài gǔ lóng tóu zhǐ shǔ shōu zhǎng 0 . 9 4 wǎng yì yǒu dào zhǎng jìn . .
Livermore Chinese Concept Stock Leading Index closed up 0.94% NetEase Youdao rose nearby:
看见新鲜龙虾，我有了食欲。
Kànjiàn xīnxiān lóngxiā, wǒ yǒule shíyù.
Seeing the fresh lobster made me hungry.
她是继龙先生之后最出色的钢琴家。
Tā shì jì lóng xiānsheng zhīhòu zuì chūsè de gāngqínjiā.
She is our next best pianist after Mr Long.
恐龙好久以前就灭绝了。
Kǒnglóng hǎojiǔ yǐqián jiù mièjué le.
Dinosaurs died out a very long time ago.
一条龙住在洞穴里。
Yītiáolóng zhù zài dòngxué lǐ.
A dragon lives inside the cavern.
Character Family
龙 Radical Family — Characters sharing the dragon radical
Related Characters
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